Rcp Command

[Midrange]

Hi there I've tried to use rcp to copy one directory from one RS6000 server to another Rs6000 server. The authority of the directory/file was copied but not the ownership. Is it also possible to copy the ownership/group of the file?

 

[AIXspecial]

Hi,
What you mean, when you say that you don't get the ownership. Do you get a number instead of a name ? If this is so, then the user (original owner of the file) did not exist on the target system. Please check this out. _______________________________________
greetings
AIXspecial - IBM C.A.T.E

 

[Boria]

Hello Midrange,
the best way to save authority and ownership is to use tar instead rcp.
for exampe:
in machne aaaa you have direstory /aaadir which content you want
to copy into directory bbbbdir in machne bbbb.
MACHNE aaaa
# cd aaaa
# tar -cvf - * | rsh bbbb "cd bbbbdir; tar -xvf -"

regards boria