sftp get not working as expected
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I'm trying to download a folder from a remote server to my local server but I'm getting unexpected results.
I used this to sftp:
$ sftp -P [the_port] user@remote_ip
this got me into the server. I then tried using this:
$ get -r /home/user/public_html/images/ /var/www/mySite/
However, it returns the error:
mkdir /var/www/mySite: Permission denied
which doesn't make sense to me, according to here I should be able to use get like this:
get [-P] remote-path [local-path]
but it seems it's trying to get the remote-path and place it on the remote-server. Using autocomplete confirms this, doing:
/var/ (tab) -> shows the www dir as expected
/var/www/ (tab) -> shows none of my local machine's /var/www/ folders.
Where am I going wrong in using the get command?
linux permissions sftp
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Jeff Schaller
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I'm trying to download a folder from a remote server to my local server but I'm getting unexpected results.
I used this to sftp:
$ sftp -P [the_port] user@remote_ip
this got me into the server. I then tried using this:
$ get -r /home/user/public_html/images/ /var/www/mySite/
However, it returns the error:
mkdir /var/www/mySite: Permission denied
which doesn't make sense to me, according to here I should be able to use get like this:
get [-P] remote-path [local-path]
but it seems it's trying to get the remote-path and place it on the remote-server. Using autocomplete confirms this, doing:
/var/ (tab) -> shows the www dir as expected
/var/www/ (tab) -> shows none of my local machine's /var/www/ folders.
Where am I going wrong in using the get command?
linux permissions sftp
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
36k952119
asked 2 days ago
treyBake
229112
@fra-san in the past I've used tab and it shows my local system path? and how do I check if I have permissions
– treyBake
2 days ago
Showing local paths with tab insftpprompt? I am not able to reproduce, nor to find hints on how to do that. About permissions: try getting the remote site somewhere in your/home/your_user/directory. In a standard setup you will have to be root to put it in/var/www/(or the user that runs a web server and owns/var/www, if you have one).
– fra-san
2 days ago
Correction about completion: if it is enabled, it will tab-complete both remote and local paths in command lines assftp user@host:/remote/path /local/path(of course, public key, or otherwise password-less, authentication must be enabled). Tab-completion in asftpprompt will complete only remote paths after the commandgetand only local paths after the commandput. Tested onbashandzsh.
– fra-san
yesterday
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I'm trying to download a folder from a remote server to my local server but I'm getting unexpected results.
I used this to sftp:
$ sftp -P [the_port] user@remote_ip
this got me into the server. I then tried using this:
$ get -r /home/user/public_html/images/ /var/www/mySite/
However, it returns the error:
mkdir /var/www/mySite: Permission denied
which doesn't make sense to me, according to here I should be able to use get like this:
get [-P] remote-path [local-path]
but it seems it's trying to get the remote-path and place it on the remote-server. Using autocomplete confirms this, doing:
/var/ (tab) -> shows the www dir as expected
/var/www/ (tab) -> shows none of my local machine's /var/www/ folders.
Where am I going wrong in using the get command?
linux permissions sftp
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
36k952119
asked 2 days ago
treyBake
229112
I'm trying to download a folder from a remote server to my local server but I'm getting unexpected results.
I used this to sftp:
$ sftp -P [the_port] user@remote_ip
this got me into the server. I then tried using this:
$ get -r /home/user/public_html/images/ /var/www/mySite/
However, it returns the error:
mkdir /var/www/mySite: Permission denied
which doesn't make sense to me, according to here I should be able to use get like this:
get [-P] remote-path [local-path]
but it seems it's trying to get the remote-path and place it on the remote-server. Using autocomplete confirms this, doing:
/var/ (tab) -> shows the www dir as expected
/var/www/ (tab) -> shows none of my local machine's /var/www/ folders.
Where am I going wrong in using the get command?
linux permissions sftp
linux permissions sftp
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
36k952119
asked 2 days ago
treyBake
229112
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
36k952119
asked 2 days ago
treyBake
229112
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
36k952119
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
36k952119
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
36k952119
36k952119
asked 2 days ago
treyBake
229112
asked 2 days ago
treyBake
229112
asked 2 days ago
treyBake
229112
229112
@fra-san in the past I've used tab and it shows my local system path? and how do I check if I have permissions
– treyBake
2 days ago
Showing local paths with tab insftpprompt? I am not able to reproduce, nor to find hints on how to do that. About permissions: try getting the remote site somewhere in your/home/your_user/directory. In a standard setup you will have to be root to put it in/var/www/(or the user that runs a web server and owns/var/www, if you have one).
– fra-san
2 days ago
Correction about completion: if it is enabled, it will tab-complete both remote and local paths in command lines assftp user@host:/remote/path /local/path(of course, public key, or otherwise password-less, authentication must be enabled). Tab-completion in asftpprompt will complete only remote paths after the commandgetand only local paths after the commandput. Tested onbashandzsh.
– fra-san
yesterday
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@fra-san in the past I've used tab and it shows my local system path? and how do I check if I have permissions
– treyBake
2 days ago
Showing local paths with tab insftpprompt? I am not able to reproduce, nor to find hints on how to do that. About permissions: try getting the remote site somewhere in your/home/your_user/directory. In a standard setup you will have to be root to put it in/var/www/(or the user that runs a web server and owns/var/www, if you have one).
– fra-san
2 days ago
Correction about completion: if it is enabled, it will tab-complete both remote and local paths in command lines assftp user@host:/remote/path /local/path(of course, public key, or otherwise password-less, authentication must be enabled). Tab-completion in asftpprompt will complete only remote paths after the commandgetand only local paths after the commandput. Tested onbashandzsh.
– fra-san
yesterday
@fra-san in the past I've used tab and it shows my local system path? and how do I check if I have permissions
– treyBake
2 days ago
@fra-san in the past I've used tab and it shows my local system path? and how do I check if I have permissions
– treyBake
2 days ago
Showing local paths with tab in
sftp prompt? I am not able to reproduce, nor to find hints on how to do that. About permissions: try getting the remote site somewhere in your /home/your_user/ directory. In a standard setup you will have to be root to put it in /var/www/ (or the user that runs a web server and owns /var/www, if you have one).– fra-san
2 days ago
Showing local paths with tab in
sftp prompt? I am not able to reproduce, nor to find hints on how to do that. About permissions: try getting the remote site somewhere in your /home/your_user/ directory. In a standard setup you will have to be root to put it in /var/www/ (or the user that runs a web server and owns /var/www, if you have one).– fra-san
2 days ago
Correction about completion: if it is enabled, it will tab-complete both remote and local paths in command lines as
sftp user@host:/remote/path /local/path (of course, public key, or otherwise password-less, authentication must be enabled). Tab-completion in a sftp prompt will complete only remote paths after the command get and only local paths after the command put. Tested on bash and zsh.– fra-san
yesterday
Correction about completion: if it is enabled, it will tab-complete both remote and local paths in command lines as
sftp user@host:/remote/path /local/path (of course, public key, or otherwise password-less, authentication must be enabled). Tab-completion in a sftp prompt will complete only remote paths after the command get and only local paths after the command put. Tested on bash and zsh.– fra-san
yesterday
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@fra-san in the past I've used tab and it shows my local system path? and how do I check if I have permissions
– treyBake
2 days ago
Showing local paths with tab in
sftpprompt? I am not able to reproduce, nor to find hints on how to do that. About permissions: try getting the remote site somewhere in your/home/your_user/directory. In a standard setup you will have to be root to put it in/var/www/(or the user that runs a web server and owns/var/www, if you have one).– fra-san
2 days ago
Correction about completion: if it is enabled, it will tab-complete both remote and local paths in command lines as
sftp user@host:/remote/path /local/path(of course, public key, or otherwise password-less, authentication must be enabled). Tab-completion in asftpprompt will complete only remote paths after the commandgetand only local paths after the commandput. Tested onbashandzsh.– fra-san
yesterday