rcp problem

I have two hosts -A & B
host A can rcp file to host B by root a/c
rcp abc.txt root@hostB:/tmp --> it is Ok

but can't rcp file to host B by other user

rcp abc.txt user@hostB:/tmp ,
Permission denied.

I have updated the hostB ~user/.rhosts

#vi ~user/.rhosts
+ +
hostB user

but still not work , could suggest what is the problem ?

but very strange , the user can rlogin from hostA to hostB , but can't
rcp , could suggest what is wrong ? thx


Andy

Have you checked that user in hostB can write to /tmp directory.
(You should check this directly on hostB without connecting from hostA.)

Bye
Damiano


Andy wrote:

> I have two hosts -A & B
> host A can rcp file to host B by root a/c
> rcp abc.txt root@hostB:/tmp --> it is Ok
>
> but can't rcp file to host B by other user
>
> rcp abc.txt user@hostB:/tmp ,
> Permission denied.
>
> I have updated the hostB ~user/.rhosts
>
> #vi ~user/.rhosts
> + +
> hostB user
>
> but still not work , could suggest what is the problem ?
>
> but very strange , the user can rlogin from hostA to hostB , but can't
> rcp , could suggest what is wrong ? thx

On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 18:54:18 GMT, Dam
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Have you checked that user in hostB can write to /tmp directory.
> (You should check this directly on hostB without connecting from hostA.)
>
> Bye
> Damiano
>
>
> Andy wrote:
>
>> I have two hosts -A & B
>> host A can rcp file to host B by root a/c
>> rcp abc.txt root@hostB:/tmp --> it is Ok
>>
>> but can't rcp file to host B by other user
>>
>> rcp abc.txt user@hostB:/tmp ,
>> Permission denied.
>>
>> I have updated the hostB ~user/.rhosts
>>
>> #vi ~user/.rhosts
>> + +
>> hostB user
>>
I think that should be "hostA user", and the .rhosts file should have
600 permission.


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Bill Marcum <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

]On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 18:54:18 GMT, Dam
] <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
]> Have you checked that user in hostB can write to /tmp directory.
]> (You should check this directly on hostB without connecting from hostA.)
]>
]> Bye
]> Damiano
]>
]>
]> Andy wrote:
]>
]>> I have two hosts -A & B
]>> host A can rcp file to host B by root a/c
]>> rcp abc.txt root@hostB:/tmp --> it is Ok
]>>
]>> but can't rcp file to host B by other user
]>>
]>> rcp abc.txt user@hostB:/tmp ,
]>> Permission denied.

That usually means that either abc.txt or the /tmp directory on B do not
have the right permissions.


]>>
]>> I have updated the hostB ~user/.rhosts
]>>
]>> #vi ~user/.rhosts
]>> + +
]>> hostB user
]>>

This is completely totallly and utterlyidiotic. Why in the world would you
want to give everyone in teh world the permission to log onto your machine
without a password. Even if your machine is not now on the net, it probably
will be sometime.

Also, use scp, not rcp. rcp is outdated and highly insecure.

]I think that should be "hostA user", and the .rhosts file should have
]600 permission.


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