scp error: not a regular file

Question

I am trying to copy a directory from my local machine to a remote machine.

Here is the command I am using;

sudo scp /run/media/orcacomputers/DataCabinet/fileBackups/centos6-root/etc/httpd/conf.d​/ :root@ip/etc/httpd/conf.d​

What am I doing wrong here?

Solution

You are missing the -r option that is required to copy a directory and its contents.

From man scp:

-r Recursively copy entire directories.

So your command would be:

sudo scp -r /run/media/orcacomputers/DataCabinet/fileBackups/centos6-root/etc/httpd/conf.d​/ root@ip:/etc/httpd/conf.d​

Comments

[Powerhouse6666]

command not found

[n8te]

Which command is it saying is not found?

[Powerhouse6666]

sudo: /run/media/orcacomputers/DataCabinet/fileBackups/centos6-roo‌​t/etc/httpd/conf.d​/‌​: command not found [orcacomputers@orcainbox conf.d]$ sudo -r scp /run/media/orcacomputers/DataCabinet/fileBackups/centos6-roo‌​t/etc/httpd/conf.d​/ [email protected]:/etc/httpd/conf.d​

[n8te]

You wrote sudo -r scp but it should be sudo scp -r

[n8te]

That's a whole new problem now. Run it one more time with the additional -v option to see if it gives you more of a clue where it's getting tripped up. Run sudo scp -rv /run/media/orcacomputers/DataCabinet/fileBackups/centos6-roo‌​t/etc/httpd/conf.d​/

[Powerhouse6666]

thanks! here is the paste bin pastebin.com/p1XtPR9W

[n8te]

There are a number of possible causes to what you're seeing but this is wandering too far off from the original problem: the missing -r option that was preventing a directory from being copied. I would encourage you to start a new post with all the details necessary to troubleshoot this new authentication issue you're seeing. It's too complex to go back and forth here in the comments on this post.

[Powerhouse6666]

Okay great, thank you for the clarification. 10-4 Powerhouse 0ut

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