This is probably a simple error, but I can't work it out.
My computer hostname is Felix (hostname -f returns Felix)
I am trying to move a file from my university account to my home computer using scp.
I can ssh easily to the remote computer so that connection is fine, the scp syntax I am using is (whilst connected to remote computer via ssh):
scp myusername@university_computer:/home/myusername/file.odt homeusername@Felix:Desktop/file.odtI have tried a number of variations of this, and the error it returns is:
ssh: Felix: Name or service not knownWhich suggests to me that using homeusername@Felix isn't the right syntax to be using.
I am not a superuser on the university system and only have access to my files, so cannot access any system files.
Any ideas?
5 Answers
You do not need to specify your local hostname to scp a file from your university computer. What you need to do is from your home computer open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and type the following command:
scp myusername@university_computer:/home/myusername/file.odt /local/destination/path/where /local/destination/path is the local path on Felix where you wish to store the file.
i had the exact same problem and this tutorial helped me a lot:
0Ok...couple problems here. You DO NOT need to have the first address if you are on said computer. Lets say you are on comp A. A does not need to have its address written. B needs its IP address written, not its hostname. So... it would be scp /home/user/file username@000.000.000.000:/home/user/
You need your address there, not your hostname. So Felix has nothing to do with this. Do ifconifg and look for your ip, while on that machine.
scp <remote-user-name>@<ec2-endpoint>:/home/<remote-user-name>/<file-to-be-copied> ./Desktop/This will copy the remote ec2-instance file in you Desktop folder.
For me, I use FileZilla and the GUI:
