PSCP - why can't it find the file when using non-admin credentials?

Asked Apr 29 '16 at 13:49

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I am trying to make a batch script to get files from Windows vm to Ubuntu vm so I decided to use pscp.

when I put pscp -l admin -pw pswd C:\path admin@IP:/path the files transfer fine but I don't want to transfer as admin for security reasons. So when I use pscp -l user -pw pswd2 C:\path user@IP:/path it says "The system cannot find the file specified"

I am very confused. When I ssh as user I can find the directory specified, also it doesn't seem like an access problem because user owns the folder and I changed it so that anyone can write to it. Does anyone know why it's doing this?

edited Apr 30 '16 at 06:32

John Militer

asked Apr 29 '16 at 13:49

GaTechGirl

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`C\:path`? That looks wrong. – Mikel Apr 29 '16 at 13:53
Oh sorry that was a typo C:\ -- but my actual command is correct/the same for the 2 users so thats not the problem :( – GaTechGirl Apr 29 '16 at 14:08
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does `user` have permissions to read through all of the parent directories to the destination `/path`? – Jeff Schaller Apr 29 '16 at 17:34
Yupp! It owns all the directories except home, but it has permission to read it – GaTechGirl Apr 29 '16 at 17:42

PSCP - why can't it find the file when using non-admin credentials?

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