I am trying to copy a file from a remote machine to the local machine I am using. Whenever I run this command I get prompted to enter a password. I am not sure what to enter for the password as I never configured any password. Anyone have any tips?
scp stuff.php djorge@localhost:Users/djorge/Desktop
There must be a user in the AllowUsers section, in the config file /etc/ssh/ssh_config, in the remote machine. You might have to restart sshd after editing the config file.
And then you can copy for example the file "test.txt" from a remote host to the local host
scp [email protected]:test.txt /local/dir
@cool_cs you can user ~ symbol ~/Users/djorge/Desktop if it's your home dir.
In UNIX, absolute paths must start with '/'.
You need the ip of the other pc and do:
scp user@ip_of_remote_pc:/home/user/stuff.php /Users/djorge/Desktop
it will ask you for 'user's password on the other pc.
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