copying a socket file

[firas_1]

while I was trying to copy some files I got the following:
cp -rp /var/tmp/psbrAAAa28014 .
cp: /var/tmp/psbrAAAa28014: Operation not supported on socket
note: the file attributes are as follow:
srwxrwxrwx 1 lp lp 0 Dec 4 13:38 psbrAAAa28014

could you help me in this issue please.

[Rajeev Shukla]

its not possible to copy socket file. They will be created when the system comes up. These sockets are created when the applications are accessed and when system comes up they will, but its not possible to copy them also you should not worry about copying them.

Rajeev