I am trying to transfer data from one server to another. I used both tar and gtar but could not able to transfer all data completely since there are internal links and owner ship mixing inside the sub directories. Is there a command that will be able to transfer all data from one machine to the other ( note: Besides using tape back up. I want to transfer files directly from one machine to another within the network ) Thanks eheadany advice. Regards, Steven

You could try this: Your second machines (lets call it fred)will need a .rhosts setup Then login to your first machine and type: cd /mydirectory find . -print | cpio -oB | rsh fred 'cd /newdirectory;cpio -ivdumB' Please note rsh means remote shell, on systems this is rcmd This works for me as it keeps all permissions and ownership, I hope it's works for you. Anthony.