Re: Can't scp from HPUX to AIX

From: Logu (logsnaath_at_gmail.com)
Date: 05/11/05

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Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 14:26:33 +0530

    > I figured out that the default configuration file on AIX was set to not
    > allow root to scp. However, now it fails because it can't find scp on
    > the target box. I have to add the path for AIX which is /usr/local/bin
    > to my PATH variable on HP-UX so that it can find it on AIX. This seems
    > strange to me. Can anyone confirm this behavior?

    For doing SCP the local and remote machine should have the scp binary and
    the remote scp should be in the path of the user you are trying to login.
    The default may be set duirng compile time in the config.h file like the
    below
    #define USER_PATH "/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin"

    -logu

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