i am having problems uploading to my server with ssh, every time i try to upload a file it says "1 error occured" it tells me permission denied.
can you help me correct this please

Do you mean with scp?

Do you have write permissions at the destination?

What client are you using?

Perhaps you can increase the verbosity.

im new at this server buisness. how do i give myself permission to upload to server.
is there a command i have to enter on server to give permission?

im trying to use secure shell to upload

the server is running FEDORA CORE 1

It depends what user you are working as. Perhaps you should look into file permissions in a bit more detail:
man chmod
man chown
man chgrp

all these commands are really confusing, no offence.

im a real NEWBIE

you need to tell me exactly what to type to allow me to change files on
the server.

i am the owner of the server, and have the passwords for root and user.

what command do i actually type in to enable me to upload and change files
on the server.

This page has a fairly good how-to scp:
http://www.chinalinuxpub.com/doc/www...ssh-server.htm

night, don't take this the wrong way but I can't just tell you how to do it as I don't know your setup. It is not a case of allowing you to do it or not like a simple on off switch. If you are seriously running a server then you should really learn mroe about permissions. Take a look at this document from the LQ Wiki:
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Permissions

thanks for your help i have got it working now.

i have been hacked i think!! the server aint showing up on the internet i can access it by lan but no-one else can get in.

when i type in ifconfig it says "command cannot be found"

can you gents/ladies help me?

Try typing /sbin/ifconfig -- generally /sbin isn't in the path of a non root user.

Why do you think you've been broken into? Are you certain it's not because of some network/software failure that people can't access the machine from the Internet?

If you really suspect a compromise you need to immediately disconnect the server from the network. That machine is a danger to you and others if someone else has full control over it. Once you have it off the net, try running a tool such as chkrootkit on it. You can find chkrootkit at http://www.chkrootkit.org . You should use the binaries (ls, netstat, etc.) off of your distro's rescue CD or some other trusted source since the attacker may well have replaced the versions on your systems with ones that will cover his tracks.

Ultimately, if you've been cracked, you'll need to reinstall the operating system and apply all your distro's security patches before reconnecting the machine to the Internet.

But let me ask again, are you certain it's a compromise or just something wrong on your end? There's no need to rush off in a panic, but you DO need to investigate this. One good thing to look for are any user accounts besides root with a UID of 0 -- such accounts have root privileges. Also look for new user accounts that you did not create (your distro came with a number of system accounts like bin, daemon, etc. created by default -- these are OK). If you see any extra UID 0 accounts or any account you did not create that can and has been logged into, you have been compromised. Oh, and use the last command to see who has been logging in.