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Sending Environment Variables via SCP
I'm looking to send some kind of environment variable using "SCP -o" (or any other file transfer protocol for that matter PSFTP, PSCP, etc).
I currently use SCP to transfer files between ...
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scp not working in a custom python shell script after migration from ubuntu 20.04 to debian 12
I have this backup server where various clients upload daily archives via scp. In order to protect the machine and to manage the backups, I have written a simple python shell script that only allows ...
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Can transfer files using WinSCP but scp or rsync fail with errors like "Connection closed"
I get errors when trying to transfer files using scp or rsync, but I can transfer files using WinSCP, and it's using SCP protocol.
I'm running WinSCP on Windows 11 and scp rsync on WSL2, and when I'm ...
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Can’t send over a SSH key to Windows 11 but process works with Windows 10. Why?
I'm running some tests with SSH with public keys. I am generating the keys with the ssh-keygen command in my Linux machine.
I'd like to use the SCP command to copy the public key to my Windows 11 ...
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Copying files from Linux server to windows machine over SSH, using expect script and crontab is not reliable
We have a server that is producing reports from some elements in two formats. PDF and DOCX. I created a crontab job to automate transfer of these files from the server to one of the local Windows ...
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SCP from server to local host failed
I am sure I was SCPing some files TO the server before, but now it does not work in opposite direction.
I'm using:
$ scp -v mysrv:/home/XXX/dir/app.rb app.rb.bak
Authenticated to mysrv ([88.88.111.11]...
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Persistent SSH Error 'port 22: No route to host'
I have been trying to resolve a problem on my Windows 11 laptop dealing with openSSH server with the error message 'port 22: No route to host'. Mind you I have done the download correctly, and have it ...
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SCP silently ignored on the remote machine
When I'm trying to copy a file using scp (in whatever direction), there's no error displayed (although the returned $? code is 1), all I can see is the message that normally the REMOTE machine prints ...
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scp -O (legacy protocol) option per config file?
I basically have the same problem as described (and solved) here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74311661/subsystem-request-failed-on-channel-0-scp-connection-closed-macbook
This is: scp to some ...
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How to remotely download from a server that's 'firewalled' by another server? [duplicate]
I need to access and download a catalog of stars from a remote server for my thesis work from outside my university. The server that holds the data (let's call it target) can only be accessed from ...
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scp: ambiguous target when attempting to copy directory with an apostrophe and spaces in the name
I am trying to use scp to copy a directory by using ssh through windows terminal to connect to my mac and then use scp to copy a folder to my raspberry pi; I have tried many variations such as
scp -r &...
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Getting "Remote to remote not supported" when copy file from Windows host to remote Ubuntu server using pscp
I'm trying to copy a file from a Windows host to a remote Linux (Ubuntu) server using pscp.
This looks straight forward at first:
pscp -P 22 'C:\text.txt' user@ip:~/Downloads
However, I get the ...
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How to test scp without sending a file?
I have a setting where only scp connections are allowed to a remote server, with ssh login being disabled (i.e. you can't get a shell into that server), and I am seeking a clean way to test the ...
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Permission denied (publickey). scp: Connection closed
I'm having a remote server running SSH,
I use the scp from my local computer like this:
scp filename.txt username@IP:/data/production
it asks for the password, I supplied it, and then I get
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Transfer a file via scp with key auth
I need to transfer a file from machine source to machine target, executing the scp command on source machine.
The source machine has a private key, and the target machine has source's public key ...
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scp doesn't trigger initial prompt even though known_hosts is empty or deleted
I have a bash script to copy a file to a remote server using scp and expect. The script is as follows:
#!/usr/bin/expect -f
set port [lindex $argv 0]
set file_to_send [lindex $argv 1]
set login [...
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Trying to scp files from an old Cisco C3560G to my PC : no matching key exchange method found
I'm trying to download files from an old Cisco C3560G to my PC but I get this error :
PS C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH> ./scp.exe -pr admin@PAN-MGMT-01:c3560-ipbasek9-mz.122-53.SE C:\Users\sebastien....
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Copy files between VMs using localhost as jumpbox
I have encountered SCP through SSH-forwarding in cases where
VM-A <---> VM-B <---> VM-C
and a file is needed to be transferred from A to C or vice versa, ie. B is the Jumpbox in this ...
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cat through ssh does not work, it hangs on "debug2: exec request accepted on channel 0" and scp never finishes
I trying to print a file through ssh on CentOS7 but it does not work somehow :
$ time timeout 60s ssh -vvv SERVER-01 cat /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo
OpenSSH_7.4p1, OpenSSL 1.0.2k-fips 26 Jan ...
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Using Rsync Transferring files from server to client too much slow?
Actually i am transferring files from one AM5728 Board to another AM5728 board (with Aargo Linux Kernel) with 1Gbps speed.
Tested iperf command speed is 750Mbps.
Transfer files from one board to ...
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Why Do ssh and scp See Different File Systems
My ssh to a host "sees" one file system; my scp sees a different one. How can this be the case, and how can I fix it. e.g.
$ ssh me@otherpc 'ls -l /tmp/media-files.txt'
-rw-r--r-- 1 me me ...
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Broken pipe on transfer from/to fedora system using rsync/rclone/scp
I'm trying to send some files with around 2GB to my home server running Fedora 36. On my Laptop, I have Pop OS! 22.04. Both are directly connected to my router via Ethernet.
Sadly, I'm getting errors ...
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scp no such file or directory exists, but the file does exist
First, I want to say I am sorry if this is posted in the wrong section. this is my first post here, and this is the first time I'm making an account.
What I am trying to do is copy a file from a ...
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Copy file using scp fails (debug1: Exit status -1)
I wanted to copy a single file from a remote server to my local machine.
I do not have root privileges on the remote machine but I can successfully SSH into a user given the password.
However the ...
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Copying a file from a linux embedded system to local machine connected by a Serial connection
I am connected to my embedded system by serial connection to my laptop(windows), and using puTTy I booted it up. It is collecting data and making a .csv file of the collected data. I would like to get ...
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scp recursive upload is incomplete
I want to transmit with scp a folder and it's contents, including subdirectories. The size of the directory is 16.2GB and it contains 40.647 files and 7.463 subdirectories. The local machine runs ...
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scp : "unexpected filename: . ", but I don't see a "."
I want to scp a .sh script to /dev/shm but it gives me
error: unexpected filename: .
I don't even see where there would be a lone . in either the script or the directory.
The full command was:
scp -r ...
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Sending command: scp -v -t / exec request failed on channel 0
Attempting to send a simple txt file (soon to be csv files) from Windows Server 2019 using scp command (or sftp, or ssh) to a remote server. Remote server employee gave us a username and password to ...
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Transfer files from one remote server to another remote server in WinSCP
I want to transfer some files from one remote server to another remote server. The issue is these servers are accessible to be by doing hop from a jump server.
I am able to get into these servers ...
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SSH config: is there a way to distinguish between ssh and scp commands?
I manage SSH connections to remote machines using a special ProxyCommand in my ssh_config file. Suffice to say it's structured like this:
Host my-target
IdentityFile /path/to/temporary-key
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Executing a python script via SSH on remote and scp on localhost
I am new to this and need some advice on resolving my problem.
I have a python script on a remote server. I want to execute that script from my local system and then transfer the result file generated ...
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scp works with /bin/sh default shell, but disconnects with /bin/bash default shell [duplicate]
I've recently set up a fairly minimal Debian server (fail2ban and ufw installed with the OpenSSH profile enabled) with a user with default shell /bin/bash:
$ grep "$(whoami)" /etc/passwd
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Why can't scp resolve the second hostname?
I am trying to copy from one remote-machine to another using my local machine.
Both remotes are added in the local ~/.ssh/config as follows:
Host source
Hostname <public-ip>
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SCP, transfer file across 3 computers
I'm having trouble understanding if it's possible to transfer a file from one PC to another passing through a third one.
To explain better my situation:
I have:
My local PC (PC-1), where I have my ...
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Scp Tab completion for remote wsl bash does not work as the other way round
On wsl(ubuntu), I can do scp somefile ubuntu:somepath, and use tab completion for the somepath, as I use keys to ssh.
But I cant do this in reverse. On remote ubuntu I do scp somefile wsl:, and then ...
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How to find the port used for SCP?
I'm trying to copy a file from my local (Windows 10, Cygwin) machine to a remote (Raspberry Pi) machine using scp, I get a time out error:
$ scp main.bin [email protected]:
ssh: connect to host 123....
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scp stopped working in the middle of a large file transfer to SSH server with Nautilus
I have a Fedora 35 home server set up. I use sshd with the default settings. Up until today, I could ssh and scp without any issues and had no problems with this machine.
This morning, from my two ...
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How do I connect three machines (one PC and two laptops) together though ssh tunnel?
I am a student at a college and therefore am very limited over what I can do with routers and whatnot. I need my PC tower to have ssh access to my school laptop and to my work laptop. I need these ...
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Unable to sudo scp with ssh key
I need to run a script that contains some instructions which must be run as root, and a scp:
sbt assembly # requires sudo
scp -r -p myfile [email protected]:/root/spark/root # doesn't require sudo
I ...
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Cannot send file from local machine to the server using SCP despite being able to login via SSH
I am trying to send file from my local machine (Ubuntu) to Oracle VM (Oracle Linux).
Command I tried is below, but it doesn’t work.
I can connect to the server fine using SSH.
scp -r -i /...
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scp - permission denied (publickey)
I am able to ssh into a remote server
ssh -i "C:\Users\kong\Documents\prl.ppk" [email protected]
but not able to scp
scp -i "C:\Users\kong\Documents\prl.ppk" [email protected]:~/...
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scp w/ BindAddress
Apologies if I get some terminology wrong here, I'm very much not a networking expert.
I have a server on my local network but am connected to a VPN, and to reach the local server via ssh on my Mac, I ...
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ssh works but not scp - Permission denied (publickey)
I am able to ssh into a remote server
ssh -i "C:\Users\kong\Documents\prl.ppk" [email protected]
but not able to scp
scp -i "C:\Users\kong\Documents\prl.ppk" [email protected]:~/...
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scp transfer through an intermediate host
I have 3 servers: A, B, C and need to transfer a file from A to C.
ssh is only possible from A to B and from C to B (see below), because A and C are on 2 different VPNs.
A → B
C → B
SSH is not ...
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rsync through ssh proxy using a key that is on the proxy
I am trying to copy files using rsync from a server A, to a server C, through a bastion server B.
A -> B -> C
This can be achieved normally through using the -e option, like: rsync -e 'ssh user@...
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scp fails with -T in different scp versions
I'm having a strange behavior with scp and the option -T in Ubuntu 16.
On one PC with scp version 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.8 I run the command to scp a file from remote PC to my local PC and the file gets ...
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Is openssh-server safe on a local network?
Quick description of my situation:
2 home use computers, both connected to a standard AT&T router. Both computers get a 192.168.1.x IP address from the router. I have no idea what the IP of the ...
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How ca I make CentOS 7 accept SSH while denying SCP?
On a CentOS 7 server, I'd like to configure it such that:
It accepts SSH connections, like PuTTY
It denies SCP/SFTP connections, like SCP, WinSCP, and FileZilla
Is such a configuration possible?
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Port 22 won't open even after enabling it on Windows Firewall settings
I'm currently trying to transfer file between my two local computer (laptop running Linux & PC Windows 10) by SHH using scp cmd, see here
I'm trying to transfer from Linux laptop to Windows PC.
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Is there any difference between default scp and PuTTY pscp (with -scp) protocols?
I'm trying to automate a task that requires remote file transfer. The file provider manual specifically says that It needs a pscp (PuTTY version of scp) call to be made, and also already includes the ...
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