rcp command

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Hi friends,

Am trying to push a file on a remote server to my local host but getting "permission denied." error.

Please let me know the basic steps that i need to have a look at in order to let the "rcp" command work successfully.

Pl. Note:

Both the servers belong to Sun Solaris 10 SPARC family.

2

you have to put a .rhosts file in the $home directory on the remote and local server, which contains the remote hostname and the user who wants to connect to.

3

Tx for the reply.

I did the following

------On Local server $HOME/.rhosts----------------
remoteserverip remoteuserid
---------------------------------------------------

------On Remote server $HOME/.rhosts-------------
localserverip localuserid
---------------------------------------------------

chmod 777 given to .rhosts file on both the servers

After employing the abovesaid steps, i tried again, but got the same error"Permission denied."

Pls advice if i need to carry out any other required steps to get my desired result.

rgds,
Srini

4

All,

I know that i am missing something basic here. A quick help is much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

rgds,

Srini

5

Rule # 4:

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6

Permissions on .rhosts should be 644 (on some systems 600) owned by the account concerned or (preferably) root. Many unixes will ignore a .rhosts file which has incorrect permissions as an anti-hack measure.

To emphasise the reply from "tahleen":
No IP addresses in .rhosts - it must be the exact host name and precisely match that server's entry in /etc/hosts.
See "man .rhosts".

Tip: If you put your own host name and username in .netrc in your home directory on your local computer you can test rcp to yourself.