I am getting the 'Connection reset by peer' only sometimes when I run this command (user)host:~$ /usr/local/bin/ssh example.net "cat /this/file > /tmp/file" Read from remote host example.net: Connection reset by peer (user)host:~$ (user)host:~$ /usr/local/bin/ssh example.net "cat /this/file > /tmp/file" (user)host:~$ Any idea where to look for troubleshooting. Since it is not consistent, it is very difficult to trouble the usual way with truss and ssh debug. -- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?