scp "connection" error

Hello!!

I've a linux box with a reduced kernel and much
reduced file system.

I want to use scp as a client in the box. I installed
scp and ssh in /home/bin/.

"ssh" works fine from the box, when invoked as: 

sh$ "ssh -v 10.11.9.10"
    OpenSSH_2.9.9p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL
0x0090704f
    debug1: Seeding random number generator
    debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled,
originating port will not be trusted.
    debug1: restore_uid
    debug1: ssh_connect: getuid 0 geteuid 0 anon 1
    Connecting to 10.11.9.10 [10.11.9.10] port 22...
    debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 0/0 (e=0)
    debug1: restore_uid
    debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 0/0 (e=0)
    debug1: restore_uid
    Connection established.
    Could not create directory '/.ssh'.
    debug1: identity file /.ssh/identity type -1
    debug1: identity file /.ssh/id_rsa type -1
    debug1: identity file /.ssh/id_dsa type -1
    Username:  

Now scp gives out some connection error, though ssh
works fine. I get the following debug when I use scp: 

sh$ "scp -v -S /home/bin/ssh filename user@10.11.9.10"
    debug1: Seeding random number generator
    debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled,
originating port will not be trusted.
    debug1: restore_uid
    debug1: ssh_connect: getuid 0 geteuid 0 anon 1
    debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 0/0 (e=0)
    debug1: restore_uid
    debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 0/0 (e=0)
    Connecting to 10.11.9.10 [10.11.9.10] port 22...
    debug1: restore_uid
sh$

What would be the problem when "ssh" works fine, and
"scp" which uses ssh, gives out an error?

Thanks for any help!!
--Hari



                
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