Ok. I just figured this out. By default scp is installed in /usr/bin
on HP-UX and in /usr/local/bin on AIX. If I initiate the scp on my
HP-UX box, the path to the scp command on the target box (AIX) must
exist in the PATH environment of the root process which starts up the
command. I added /usr/local/bin to my /etc/PATH statement on HP-UX and
it works fine.
It worked in the other direction when initiated on AIX because the path
to scp on HP-UX, /usr/bin, was already in my PATH variable for the root
process.
-----Original Message-----
From: Hicks,Rodger
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 12:24 PM
To: 'Senthil Kumar'
Cc: secureshell@securityfocus.com
Subject: RE: Can't scp from HPUX to AIX
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?
-----Original Message-----
From: Senthil Kumar [mailto:senthilkumar_sen@hotpop.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 12:13 PM
To: Hicks,Rodger
Cc: secureshell@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Can't scp from HPUX to AIX
Hicks Rodger wrote:-
I'm trying to scp a file from HPUX (OpenSSH 3.7.1P2) to AIX (4.0). It
asks me to authenticate, I type in the password and after three
attempts
it fails with "no more authentication methods to try". I know I'm not
typing in the password incorrectly because I can telnet fine. Same
problem happens with ssh, obviously. However, everything works fine in
the direction if I scp from AIX to HP-UX.
Could u send the debug outputs for server? Also check if any of your PAM
configurations are affecting this?
Regards,
Senthil Kumar.
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