things rcp needs both machines need to be knowen to each other either in dns or /etc/hosts it is easiest if both have same account name otherwise you will need the -l username option need to have a line in ~/.rhosts like ~/.rhosts MUST be chmod 600 with all this set up you should be able to get setup and working. Bill Warner > Hey guys.. I just got my hands on a old Caldera 1.1 box. I need to get > some data off of it and would like to use rcp because it's already on the > system but it doesn't do authentication like scp does. I've been spoiled > I know.. I could install OpenSSH and just do it the way I've always done > it but I'd like to learn something here.. What needs to be set for rcp to > do it's stuff? > > Don > > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- -- Bill Warner, aka Geekus Nosleepus No. 355122 Direct Alliance Corp. Unix/Linux Admin.