scp error message

basher400 · 08-03-2005, 03:10 AM

Hi

I can't seem to find out what is wrong here and I've checked google for this error message and a few forums and found nothing.

this is the command:

Code:

scp *.html baris:/web/www36/docs/bango/

(baris is the name of the host I want to copy *.html files to)

this is the error message:

Code:

ssh2: FATAL: ssh_client_key_check: no user directory.
scp: warning: child process (/usr/local/bin/ssh2) exited with code 255.

what say you? why am i getting it? i'm totaly lost with this, this is the first time I try to use scp

thanks

Linux~Powered · 08-03-2005, 05:36 AM

You need a user on baris to send the file to. You have at least one, root. If you don't have another one other than root, I suggest creating one. When you do, the new syntax will be...

Code:

scp *.html user@baris:/web/www36/docs/bango/

basher400 · 08-03-2005, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Linux~Powered
You need a user on baris to send the file to. You have at least one, root. If you don't have another one other than root, I suggest creating one. When you do, the new syntax will be...

Code:

scp *.html user@baris:/web/www36/docs/bango/

I tried that and got the same result:

Code:

scp *.html dand@baris:/web/www36/docs/bango/

"dand" in my username on baris. (I don't have root access on baris by the way)

Linux~Powered · 08-03-2005, 10:56 AM

Does dand have the permission to write to that directory? If not, move it to dand's home directory. Then use root to move it, if you have to.

Code:

scp *.html dand@baris:/home/dand

Then log in as root and move it if you have to after it's there.

Also, are you sure it's not /home/web/www36/docs/bango/ If it's in the root directory, then root's going to have to be the one to move it, if you're useing the default permissions.

wsanders · 08-15-2005, 01:11 PM

ssh: FATAL: ssh_client_key_check: no user directory.

I encountered this error when the user home directory on the ssh CLIENT (machine ssh-ing from) had the wrong permissions and was not writable. The ssh commands needs to be able to create a directory called .ssh2 in teh home directory of the user who runs the command.

musclehead · 07-25-2007, 02:21 PM

I'm getting the same error message when trying to execute SCP via PHP using backticks. The exact same SCP command executes perfectly from the command line, but fails in a PHP file.

Command: /usr/local/bin/scp -Q user@server:/dir/file.txt /dir/file.txt

PHP: `/usr/local/bin/scp -Q user@server:/dir/file.txt /dir/file.txt`;

The Command executes perfectly...but the PHP bails every time. Anyone have any advice?

colucix · 07-26-2007, 03:48 AM

I would try the -v option to scp. Normally it gives a very verbose output, useful to follow the talk between the two machines and eventually discover errors

Code:

scp -v *.html baris:/web/www36/docs/bango/