Hello all: I posted this a couple of weeks ago with no response, so I'll try again. I'm using AIX and openssh v5.1 & v5.2 Beginning with v5.1 scp would skip the next file after the non copyable lost+found directory. Just tried v5.2 this morning with the same result. I don't see any mention of this anywhere. There are no errors, >From the -v output it shows it erroring out for the lost+found which I would expect, then it skips completely the next file in the list which would be sysaux.dbf and moves right on to the one after that system_01.dbf Sink: E Sink: T1231536995 0 1237215034 0 Entering directory: D0755 0 lost+found Sink: D0755 0 lost+found Sink: E /sshdtest1/lost+found: set times: Not owner File mtime 1237172441 atime 1237176744 Sending file timestamps: T1237172441 0 1237176744 0 File mtime 1237172441 atime 1237215135 Sending file timestamps: T1237172441 0 1237215135 0 Sink: T1237172441 0 1237176744 0 Sink: T1237172441 0 1237215135 0 Sending file modes: C0644 492838912 system_01.dbf Sink: C0644 492838912 system_01.dbf Anyone got any ideas ?????? thanks!! ----------------------------------------------------- Walter North 406-444-2914 Computer System Engineer wnorth (at) mt (dot) gov Q: How could God create Heaven and Earth in only six days? A: No installed base to worry about. -----------------------------------------------------