UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I have never used SCP.
How do I use SCP command to transfer files/directory?

I am trying to move the file from IP address of 10.876.9.876 to IP address of 15.853.2.987.

I actually tried it with this script :

scp secure.ksh 15.853.2.987:
ssh: connect to host 15.853.2.987 port 22: Connection refused
lost connection

I also tried with a different IP address and got : Permission denied.

why is this happening? what do i need to do to fix this and make this work?


Thank you

That server isn't running sshd - this means you can't use scp to copy to that server.

This server may have sshd running but you either didn't have an account on that server or used the wrong password when connecting.

Is there any other way to copy files/directory from one IP address to another IP address?

thank you

Well if an ftp server is running you can ftp the files to the system. If you can get to the console, you can ftp files from where the files are to the system. If telnet is running on the server you could telnet in and paste the data from your clipboad to a vi session on the server (assuming straight text data of course).

Carl