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SCP (Secure Copy) is a secure protocol based on SSH used for transferring files between computers.

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How to backup a server with no access to root or any sudo-enabled user when no-password SSH is used?

We have a terrible website with no backups hosted on a server that can only be accessed via no password ssh (public/private key) on a different server. I would like to backup the entire server to ...
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How to backup a server with no access to root or any sudo-enabled user when no-password SSH is used? [duplicate]

We have a terrible website with no backups hosted on a server that can only be accessed via no password ssh (public/private key) on a different server. I would like to backup the entire server to ...
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SCP destination path with drive

I want to copy a file to another server using the following command. scp source_file_name username@destination_host:destination_folder In my case, my destination folder is in a different drive. So, I ...
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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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SCP to copy files from vmware machine remotely

I have 2 machines A1(Windows11) and A2(Linux Mint) on 2 different networks N1(Korea) and N2(Japan) respectively. Inside A1 I install a Linux guest A11 and now I would want to copy a file from A11 to ...
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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 for testing ...
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I need to change the port and run an authetication key through an scp command

Hi I am trying to send a file to a linux server but the ssh connection is not port 22 and i need to pass an identity key through as well. Is there anyway i can change the port and use the -i in an scp ...
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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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How to deny access to shared folder from a specific user on Linux ubuntu

i have 3 machines on my virtual box, Server, Host 1 and Host 2 i shared a directory from the server to both the hosts using the scp command but now i need to deny the access to the shared folder from ...
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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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How do I scp from inside a Linux container to Windows 10?

I am able to scp a directory from within a Linux (alpine:3) docker container to my windows 10 box (a VM). The problem is that after the copy successfully completes, it prints this error: sshpass -p $...
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Directory contents not fully copied by scp command

I'm running Windows 10, and the server is on Debian 10 and I'm copying a Svelte build directory from my computer to a remote server. I'm using the command to copy the files: scp -r ./build user@remote....
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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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What is the correct usage of the scp command in Powershell?

I am trying to retrieve some data from a remote directory (with an IP address) using the scp command in Windows Powershell. However, when I enter the command scp -r root@<remote IP>:<remote ...
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It does not appear that the file is downloaded

I have applied the following command: scp xxLx@10.201.23:/Ejemplo/CLEAN.txt \Users\L\Downloads\CLEAN.txt I am notified that the file is downloaded, but the file does not appear in the folder. My ...
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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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Is there a way to transfer a file from windows 11 to remote Linux server without winscp or scp?

I have a locked windows 11 laptop in where I am not allowed to install any third party application such as winscp or git bash. Someone with admin permission can do it though. What I need is transfer ...
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Copy file from Windows to Linux server by using jump server

I have Windows machine and Linux 1 and 2 servers. Windows machine doesn't have a direct access to Linux 2 server. I need to go via Linux 1. How can I copy files from Windows Machine to Linux 2 server ...
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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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Automatically entering password for SCP in Windows [duplicate]

I want to run scp in Windows (specifically, C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\scp.exe), and provide it a password via commandline. Note: I'm aware of other options like PuTTY's PSCP or winscp, but prefer to ...
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Why does scp not work while scp -4 works?

I have an issue with scp: scp -pr xyz.zip myuser@server.com:/home/myuser/tmp/ does not work, while scp -4 -pr xyz.zip myuser@server.com:/home/myuser/tmp/ works, what could go wrong here? My assumption ...
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SMB capped at 2 megabits on one device - same file transfer over SCP is 120 megabits

I have an Ubuntu server running a vairety of services, including samba. Recently, one of my Stable channel Windows 11 PCs has effectively lost all useful throughput (consistently 2mbit). Any other ...
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How to use curly braces and wildcard with an SCP command

I have a 3rd party file transfer as such: scp -3 host1:/source host2:/destination Without quotes curly braces work and the shell expands on the source remote host1, with quotes it doesn't expand: scp ...
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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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Winscp to Linux guest SCP account, access denied

I'm trying to set up a restricted SFTP account on a Kali Linux box so that I can have random co-workers dump files without having to give them a ton of access (or my password). I followed 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 won't transfer file... Advise: SSH key issue?

very time I'm trying to SCP something into my local linux it tells me... several things actually, starting with: Permission denied (publickey). lost connection Progressing forward, in this case its an ...
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logging SCP activity in remote server

I have a CentOS server which is used by many person with same user. All users are permitted to upload and download files with scp or winscp. Is it possible to log all file transfer activity(in and out)...
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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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Limit scp from only a particular group of systems for a group of users

Allow scp from only a particular group of systems for a particular group. I think an example will be more effective to understand my requirement. Users : user1, user2, user3 utpto user20 ( All this ...
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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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How to scp java innerclass with '$1' in its name

Files sample$1.class sample.class scp_test.sh scp_test.sh #!/bin/bash TARGET=('sample.class' 'sample$1.class') for dd in "${TARGET[@]}" do FILENAME=`basename ${dd}` scp ${FILENAME} ...
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Can you sftp and scp into windows openssh with bash set as the default shell?

When the default ssh shell is set to powershell: New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\OpenSSH" -Name DefaultShell -Value "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe&...
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Copy folder from remote server to local system on windows

I am using following command to copy folder from remote server to my local system and I am on windows: scp -r user@example.com: /var/www/projects/files/styles/image_style_150_ppi/public/misc/ C:\Users\...
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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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File transfer speed : SCP vs Copy-Paste over SSH

Recently, I've been transferring some files between a device on my local network and my computer, and I've noticed something. For a text file of approximately 2.5Mb Transfer using scp file.txt user@...
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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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Remote Command execution after scp transfer

I have been having some trouble doing remote execution after data transfer. Goal: SCP zipped data to a remote host then execute a remote command to unzip that file.I would prefer to do this in one ...
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using shortcut (alias) to throw files to server with scp

Does anyone know how to do this? I scp to my vps a lot and I'm trying to create a shortcut. I normally connect with "ssh username" because I have a config file setup and use keys, but what ...
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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 recursive copy with illegal Windows filenames

I've been looking all morning, and I can't seem to find a straightforward answer to this. I have a remote Linux box, and a local Windows one, executing: scp -r blah@remotelinux:/somewhere/else ./ ...
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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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