bash: line: 2: exec: sftp-server: not found

adak · 01-23-2014, 05:16 AM

I am obviously a newbie.. just starting out.

I have a file (single) that I am trying to transfer from my windows machine to a virtual machine.

I have the Putty softwares (PSFTP).

How do I set up my linux machine for this?

Andy...

to date: I have two machines (one a linode personal), and another for work..

lpwevers · 01-23-2014, 05:25 AM

Hi Andy,

Assuming that you have sshd setup on your Linux machine and the full PuTTY package installed, try this on you windows machine:
1. Open a command prompt
2. cd to the directory where your file is
3. "c:\Program Files (x86)\putty\pscp.exe" <yourfile> <yourname@linux:/home/yourname>

Louis

adak · 01-23-2014, 06:12 AM

Louis..

Thanks for the reply..
I tried the action on my windows machine from a command prompt

looked like this..

Code:

C:\> "c:\Program Files\putty\pscp.exe" myFileName usrname@hostoflinuxbox: /usr/myFileName

I gt back a reply of 'More than one remote source not supported'..

Andy...

lpwevers · 01-23-2014, 06:36 AM

Andy,

There should not be a space between the : and the target directory. So

Code:

C:\> "c:\Program Files\putty\pscp.exe" myFileName usrname@hostoflinuxbox:/usr/myFileName

should do the trick.

Louis

Quote:

Originally Posted by adak

Louis..

Thanks for the reply..
I tried the action on my windows machine from a command prompt

looked like this..

Code:

C:\> "c:\Program Files\putty\pscp.exe" myFileName usrname@hostoflinuxbox: /usr/myFileName

I gt back a reply of 'More than one remote source not supported'..

Andy...

adak · 01-23-2014, 07:51 AM

Well...

I got the file moved. Thanks for the help and hope things are treating you well.

Problem was
1. a stray space in my command
2. a permission problem on my destination folder.

Solution was to use the information given above and put it into the root directory of my user name..

Code:

C:>"C:\Program Files\PuTTY\pscp.exe" myfilename myusername@xx.xx.xx: