SUMMARY:rcp logging

hi
Thanks to Christ Clark for the answer below. :)


Elaine .
 wrote:
> hi
> How can i log error messages from rcp so I can see
if
> there is a failure ?
> I put on tracing inetd but that shows failure
/success
> the same -
> Mar  8 14:10:41 machine inetd[1025]: [ID 317013
> daemon.notice] shell[1329] from ip 968
> Mar  8 14:10:55 machine inetd[1025]: [ID 317013
> daemon.notice] shell[1330] from ip 967
> 
> So I tried redirecting output -
> rcp -r $SENDDIR user@machine:dir | >>
> ${logdir}/log.tmp
> and failing it but on screen i get "permission
denied"
> but nothing shows up in ${logdir}/log.tmp
> 
> any ideas ?

Redirect the standard error, not standard output.

   rcp -r $SENDDIR user@machine:dir 2>
${logdir}/log.tmp

Would be the Borne and Korn shell way to do it. In
[t]csh,

   rcp -r $SENDDIR user@machine:dir >&
${logdir}/log.tmp



        
        
                
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