Current working directory is /tmp/. I do an ls, and I can see the file. Running "recover passwd" or "recover /passwd" yields the same results. Nothing to recover.

recover> /tmp/passwd yields this response: "Initiating remote recover to xserver from server X%, this may take a while...recover: Nothing to recover

Try this:

recover -i R -R remote_machine_ to_ direct_ the_ recovery -c client_that_contains_the_file_to_recover -s Backup_Server file_to_restore

Server version is 7.1.2 client version is 6.1.1. This is a passwd file because the original password has been lost. Need to put this password on this client. I am challenged using the recover command line syntax.

Trial and error has recovered the passwd file, and root access is now available to the remote client. My thanks to Serio for his help with the command line.

With trial and error...I finally figured it out, and now have the root access to the remote server.