Re: Copying files over the Network

From: Vipin Khushu - SuSe (vkhushu_at_GUERNSEYOP.COM)
Date: 09/01/04

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    Date:         Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:35:23 -0400
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    Mark / Joe:

    Thanks for the responses. I had previously taken the time to read the appropriate stanzas in the commands documentation relating to Permissions (600) and command behavior when using root.

    Joe, you surmised correctly that I am using root. I had therefore updated the .rhosts file appropriately, or so I thought.

    Mark, your recommendation to use who am i proved to be the key to the issue. I had previously updated the .rhosts file with just the hostname. But when I updated it with hostname.domain.com, the command immediately worked.

    Many thanks to you both.

    Vipin-

    Standard reasons for this error.

    1. permissions on the .rhosts file. chmod 600 .rhosts
    2. dns - telnet from the source to the target machine and login. Run:
      who am i
    and see what hostname the machine thinks you are coming from. Put that entry in
    ..rhosts

    Mark Hunter

    -----Original Message-----
    From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU]On Behalf Of
    JOSEPH KREMBLAS
    Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 2:31 PM
    To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    Subject: Re: Copying files over the Network

    Saturday, August 28, 2004 A.D.

    Hi, Vipin,

            "Flummoxed?" Nice choice of words :) I had to look this one up
    in the dictionary--which means confounded or confused. It appears on its
    face that you are using root. As such, when using RCP or RSH as root,
    the /etc/hosts.equiv file IS NOT check; instead, authentication for root
    is passed to the $HOME/.rhosts file.

            Some Notes.--If an /etc/hosts.equiv file does not exist on the
    TARGET system, or does exist but does not authorize the USER on the
    remote system, then the $HOME/.rhosts file will be looked at for USER
    AUTHENTICATION. Make sure that the permissions on the $HOME/.rhosts
    file are set correctly, otherwise the authentication process
    fails--quite miserably at that. The "permissions" rule applies equally
    to the /etc/hosts.equiv file as well. I'll leave it at this and allow
    you to research this yourself. If you are still flummoxed, please
    advise.

            I hope this helps.

            Best wishes,

            Joseph Kremblas
            IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert--RS/6000 AIX
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