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?

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Jeff Schaller

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treyBake

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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 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

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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?

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 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

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up vote
0
down vote

favorite

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?

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

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

asked 2 days ago

treyBake

229112

asked 2 days ago

treyBake

229112

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 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

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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 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

@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

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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