remote file copy problems

[Donald Thaler]

trying to copy file from one unix server to another using rcp command (rcp -rp/var/sam/lp/* root@phoenix:/var/sam/lp/./). I get: cp: /var/sam/lp/cinterface and ./cinterface are identical for each of the files/directories to be copied and the i get the error message "remshd login incorrect". I've checked the rcp executable to make sure the permissions are correct (-r-sr-xr-x) and i went into the inetd.conf file and uncommented the following two statements (shell stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/remshd remshd) and (kshell stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/remshd remshd -K). Where else can i look to see whats causing the 'remshd login incorrect' error.

[Stuart Abramson]

I would have used a statement like this:

rcp -rp /var/sam/lp/* phoenix/var/sam/lp

Do you have an .rhosts file on the target?

I wouldn't mess around with inetd.conf file...

[Stephen Keane]

1. Check you are not actually logged into phoenix

2. Try

# remsh pheonix ls "/var/sam/lp/*"

[Donald Thaler]

when i try either of the two suggestions i get 'remshd login incorrect'?

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

rcp from A to B

# cat $HOME/.rhosts on B
A root

is A in the .rhosts file of B ?

[Donald Thaler]

if i'm doing this rcp as 'root' where should the .rhosts file go. According to an hp ux sysadmin manual "there should be no .rhosts file in the root directory"?

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Donald:

See the manpages for 'rhosts' ("man rhosts"). You can place one for root in "/'. The key is to have it owned by root and to keep in readable *only* by its owner.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Raj D.]

Hi Donald,

Check /.rhosts file exits with each server name , and try again..

Good luck,

Raj

[Donald Thaler]

when i created the .rhosts file on both servers the rcp worked.