Hello all, scp does not preserve links (neither soft neither hard) It is a problem with recursive option (-r) when you met some links like Openssh -> . In 2.3.0p1 it failled because of too long argument. Also I upgrade (my client an HPUX-11.0 and my server an redhat-6,2 x86) openssh to the last release 2.9p2. But this release create in a loop (i presume until fs full) subdirectories Openssh/Openssh/Openssh... with its content. I consult marc.theaimsgroup.com archive mailing list but do not found any recent report about this problem. Thanks in advance for help, Joel ********************************************************************** This e-mail and any attachments to it may contain confidential information which is strictly intended for the use of the authorised recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify the sender by replying to this e-mail. Thank you for your co-operation. **********************************************************************
> scp does not preserve links (neither soft neither hard)Joel-- Play around with the following command: tar -cf - <files/directories> | ssh user at host 'tar -C destination_path -xvf -' I've begun to completely abandon SCP proper. --Dan
Dan, Thanks (I just forgot). Nice. Joel Dan Kaminsky <dankamin at cis To: openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org@SMTP at EUROPAY, Jo?l co.com> Soete/BRU/MASTERCARD at MASTERCARD cc: 09-07-01 Subject: Re: scp problem (openssh-2.9p2) 04:02 PM> scp does not preserve links (neither soft neither hard)Joel-- Play around with the following command: tar -cf - <files/directories> | ssh user at host 'tar -C destination_path -xvf -' I've begun to completely abandon SCP proper. --Dan ********************************************************************** This e-mail and any attachments to it may contain confidential information which is strictly intended for the use of the authorised recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify the sender by replying to this e-mail. Thank you for your co-operation. **********************************************************************
Or use rsync -ae ssh dir/file host:dir> -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Kaminsky [mailto:dankamin at cisco.com] > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 4:02 PM > To: openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org; Jo?l Soete > Subject: Re: scp problem (openssh-2.9p2) > > > > scp does not preserve links (neither soft neither hard) > > Joel-- > > Play around with the following command: > > tar -cf - <files/directories> | ssh user at host 'tar -C > destination_path -xvf -' > > I've begun to completely abandon SCP proper. > > --Dan > >