Strange- RCP works every other time

[Jeffro_1]

This just started to happen.
When I use rcp to copy a file from one server to another, every other time I execute the rcp command I get the error:
remshd: login Incorrect

As a example if I execute the command

rcp test.file server2:/db/tmp (It works ok)

The very next time I execute the same command:
rcp test.file server2:/db/tmp I get the error: remshd: login incorrect

[rick jones]

Perhaps someone has associated more than one IP address with the name "server2" and a round-robin DNS server is flipping the order?

[Kapil Jha]

What happens when u run it again, yes DNS can be lil issue but it sounds strange :)

Do it with IP, and run nslookup for this server for sometime to see if IP is the cause.

BR,
Kapil

[Bill Hassell]

On server2, append the IP address in addition to the hostname in .rhosts. If it works reliably, you have DNS problems.

[Jeffro_1]

I did append the IP address in addition to the hostname in .rhosts and it worked reliably. If I have a DNS problem and suggestions on how to proceed to resolve.

I am working on a HP server running HPUX

Thanks.
Jeff

[Bill Hassell]

You have to take up the problem with your DNS administrator. HP-UX is simply asking the DNS server to translate a hostname to an IP address. Apparently it is not always working correctly.