<snip> > BTW, when I run the command > > # tar cvzf - /tmp/testdir | ssh user@209.212.123.157 'cat > ~/backup.tgz' > > It asks me for a password, and when I type the correct root password in, ( I > logged into the 'sending' > server as root ) , it tells me "Permission denied, please try again". <snip> I hate to say this, because I feel that your linux knowledge is more than mine, but is root login restricted via ssh to the recieving server? I know that I have done that on my box. Just a thought and please forgive me if I am way off base here. Ryan __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list