Re: scp trouble(potato)
On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, Nate Amsden wrote:
> Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, Nate Amsden wrote:
> >
> > > this only happens on 1 machine..(i run a couple dozen potato
> > > servers/workstations), when trying to scp to or from it i get this:
> > >
> > > aphro@aphro:~$ scp aphro@xxx.xxx.xxx:/home/aphro/window.xwd .
> > > aphro@xxx.xxx.xxx's password:
> > > Linux xxx.xxx.xxx 2.2.18 #1 Fri Jan 26 15:45:53 PST 2001 i686 unknown
> > > aphro@aphro:~$ Write failed flushing stdout buffer.
> > > write stdout: Broken pipe
> > >
> > *snip*
> >
> > According to the OpenSSH FAQ, if you have a .bashrc or .profile
> > that produces output for non-interactive sessions it can confuse
> > scp. That's just a guess, though.
> >
> > I've seen the same thing happen once or twice - but oddly enough
> > it's something that hasn't be reproducible for me. It might happen
> > once in 200 or 300 times that I've used scp to move files about
> > from computer to computer on my local network.
> >
> > You can find the FAQ here:
> >
> > http://www.openssh.com/faq.html#2.8
> >
> > If that's not actually the problem, or if it is, let us know.
> > I'd be interested to know what solves it.
> >
> > Oh, you might also look and see if it's logging some errors.
> > It's possible that you'll find the answer there.
>
> that was it! i removed my .bashrc and .bash_profile and its working now :)
>
> thanks a lot!!
That's great! Glad it helped.
Take care,
Zonker
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