scp remote to local permission denied

Question

I need to send a pdf file (outputted from a gpu and situated) in a remote server to my local (mac) machine. I have tried through my local terminal and received errors for each attempt. the terminal text input and output has been provided below

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 scp remote:~/path/file.pdf /local/

error

/local: Permission denied

scp -r remote:~/path/file.pdf /local/

error

/local: Permission denied

scp -r -P 8888 remote:~/path/file.pdf /local/

error

ssh: connect to host remote port 8888: Connection refused

Although this question has been posted several times before, I have tried the suggested correct solutions and still have been unable to execute my task. Any solution or direction in this task will be highly appreciated. Thank you

Abilogos · Answer 1 · 2020-12-03T20:43:58.333

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your local directory should be something ~/foo/bar.pdf

to download the file in your home, local directory, as bar.pdf

/ means root mont point and /local/ is a directory in root, and you may have no permission to modify it

take a look at this:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/11304926/9287628

edited Dec 03 '20 at 20:43

answered Dec 03 '20 at 20:37

Abilogos

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after doing that, the file loads up but I cannot find it in the specified directory – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 20:42
comes up with "foo/bar.pdf : Not a directory " – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 20:47
do you copy a directory from the remote or just a pdf file? – Abilogos Dec 03 '20 at 20:50
pretty much this "scp remote:~/path/bar.pdf ~/local-path" – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 20:52
I am copying just a pdf file – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 20:52
tried adding bar.pdf too after /local-path/ aswell – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 20:52
you have to not include `-r` in your command. are you using that? – Abilogos Dec 03 '20 at 20:55
tried it with and without it. doesnt seem to work – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 20:56
note: i am using an ide terminal (pycharm). Could this be the case?It always works when i transfer from local to remote – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 20:57
ide is for developing software. just write the command in bash. without `-r` – Abilogos Dec 03 '20 at 21:01
just tried it out. tried to open the file from the pdf too using "open bar.pdf". But it comes up with "the file /local-path/bar.pdf does not exist". – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 21:03
what is your operating system? which kind of application are you using to open the pdf? – Abilogos Dec 03 '20 at 21:05
the default application is adobe acrobat reader dc – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 21:06
using macOS mojave version 10.14.6 – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 21:07
can you find the file using `find` ? – Abilogos Dec 03 '20 at 21:12
its a kind of weird. if scp hasnt return any error. i supposed it was successful. and your file should be foundable – Abilogos Dec 03 '20 at 21:14
so your command is something like `scp user@remote:~/path/file.pdf ~/local/a.pdf` ? – Abilogos Dec 03 '20 at 21:19
is it asking for a password from you or its using public key authentication ? – Abilogos Dec 03 '20 at 21:20
I tried that but it comes up with "ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host" – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 21:26
this is an issue for all files in my local machine. I tried loading two other files, one other pdf and one pickle. neither of them work – sv98bc Dec 03 '20 at 21:28

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