RCP on RHAS 2.1

[Tonatiuh]

I issued the following command:

[root@RAC1 root]# chkconfig rcp on
error reading information on service rcp: No such file or directory

What must I do in order to activate the RCP service?

[Steven E. Protter]

First you need to install it.

Its on one of the install cd's under legacy servers or protocols. Once you find it, the command is

rpm -i name-of-rpm-file

But, by default you have something better.

Its called openssh.

It contains the following components:
ssh - replacement for rsh
sftp - replacement for ftp
scp - replacement for rcp

They all work by the same command syntax as the insecure Berkley r-tools.

I'm attaching a configuration document that shows you how to handle setup and password free scp/ssh/sftp between trusted machines.

SEP

[dirk dierickx]

any reason you use rcp and not scp?

[Tonatiuh]

First than all I am really newbie about this.

Does the command rcp still preserve the same name to be called (rcp)? this is because I am installing an Oracle RAC and I guess Oracle calls the command as rcp.

[Jeroen Peereboom · Accepted solution]

Oracle RAC needs r-commands.
There is no such thing as rcp service.
You just need
chkconfig rsh on
chkconfig rlogin on
chkconfig telnet on

check in /etc/xinetd.conf that these service are not disabled.

Furthermore be aware of ipchains / iptables ('firewalls'). RAC only needs r-commands on the 'private' interface, so either configure your firewall to let through your 'private' traffic, or disable the firewall (temporarily).

JP