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Old 09-29-2008
scp command

I want to know

how can i use scp command in the reverse fashion

meaning i have two machines server1 and server2

I have files in server1 that i need to copy to server2

But i do not have write permissions on server2 although
i have read permissions on server1

is there a way i can go to server2 and read those files from server1
and have them copied to server2

so instead of doing scp file1 bn_unx@server2:/dir from server1

can i run scp command from server2 so that it reads files from server1 and copies them to server2
# 2  
Old 09-29-2008
If you do not have write permissions on a host, you will not be able to copy files there...
Well, you should be able to copy files to /tmp

scp will not bypass directory permissions
# 3  
Old 09-29-2008
Copy file to someserver to current server:
Code:
scp /path/to/file {username}@server /path/to/newfile

Copy file from server to current server:
Code:
scp {username}@server:/path/to/file /path/to/newfile

But you need to have write permission on the server to want the file to copy to.
# 4  
Old 09-30-2008
Assume the two server IP will be 192.168.2.2 and 192.168.6.4. Assume that you are in 192.168.2.2. You can get the file as follows.

scp 19.168.6.4:~/filename .
 
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