Wireless Access

Hello,

 

I wanted to ask if anyone has been able to successfully SCP files from a controller to a Mac? I have not had any luck so far. I have remote login enabled on my Mac and can SSH to my Mac from another PC. Not sure what I am missing. When I try to do an SCP file transfer from the controller it appears to start and then fails and shows "Error copying file". 

 

Not sure what I am missing. I know it's not the controller as it works with a Windows SCP server. I'm new to the Mac environment so I don't know the tricks of the trade so to speak.

SCP uses port 22 (SSH). If you've enabled remote login for SSH in turn it enables SCP.

Can you post your SCP command? Are you providing a username/password?

I have run into this with Macs before.  Are you seeing PAM authentication errors in the system log on the Mac?  You can fix this by editing the /etc/sshd_config file on the Mac and enabling the PasswordAuthentication option. Change it from this:

 

#PasswordAuthentication no

 to this:

PasswordAuthentication yes

 and restart the SSHD service:

 

sudo launchctl stop com.openssh.sshd

 

Thank you very much for the procedure. I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out what the problem was. It worked like a charm. 

Hello again,

 

I have a new Mac now and this process isn't working on it. Do you know if something changed in the Mac OSX 10.9.x? I have remote login enabled, all users allowed and I changed the ssh_config file. Still seeing the PAM messages.

 

Chris

satx71 did you restart sshd?

 

Hello,

 

I need to put on my dunce hat.... I was chaning the ssh_config not the sshd_config. Guess I need to get my glasses checked.. :)

 

Thanks anyway folks.