rcp errors

[Emma_8]

I am having problems remote copying a file from one box to another and vice versa. I am trying to rcp files from an N4000 to an A500. This has worked upto recently and I really don't know what has changed. I get the following error when attempting the rcp in either direction:

"rcp: protocol screwup: modified access time not delimited"

Rlogin access in both directions is fine. The inetd.conf, .cshrc and .rhosts files seem fine and have not been recently modified.

Any suggestions/help appreciated.

Thanks in advance
Emma

[Mark Grant]

This usually means that the protocol stream is being corrupted. Have a look in the ".profile" of the user you are rcping at and see if there is any reading from standard input in it.

If it's not too clear, then you can prove me wrong by trying this but temporarily moving the users .profile before hand.

[Emma_8]

Hi Mark

Thanks for your response.

Checked the .profile and nothing to stdout. I also moved out the .profile and attempted an rcp and same error again :(

Any other suggestions ?

Cheers
Emma

[Mark Grant]

Just in case, are you using the "csh" ?

If so, check out the .cshrc file for the same kind of things.

[Emma_8]

Yeah I'm using csh and I'd already checked .cshrc for this and still no joy.

[Mark Grant]

Can't think of anything else myself. I have found this page though that suggests that several things can be the cause. Have a look and search for "screwup"

http://www.svots.edu/TechSupport/Manuals/hds-help/6-4-3-1.html

[Emma_8]

Thanks, shall take a look and see if I can find anything there that helps

[RAC_1]

Wild guess.

Is the time staps on the files that you rcping OK??

Is your TZ OK and on remote srevers??

Anil

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Emma,

Try this link,

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/search.do?category=c0&mode=text&searchString=modified+access+time+not+delimited&searchCrit=exactphrase&docType=Security&docType=Patch&docType=EngineerNotes&docType=BugReports&docType=Hardware&docType=ReferenceMaterials&docType=ThirdParty&search.x=10&search.y=13

The itrc doc id is 4000062381.

The doc talks about rcp getting confused because one of the files being rcped is older than 1 Jan 1970 and it is unable to interpret that.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Emma_8]

These are all recent files and their permissions are fine. I have even tried creating a file on the remote host and rcp'ing that but not joy.

[Bill Hassell]

Are you keeping current on patches? Try the rcp command to the remote system where the remote user has /usr/bin/sh as the shell (hint: use chsh on the remote system). Another possibility is that you have garbage characters imbedded in some of the filenames that you are copying. Here are some other possibilities:

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?bbs_unix.3922
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=74101