CODEWITHSUNDEEP
digital-oceanscp
foliwe83
foliwe83

Reputation: 590

How to copy folder from remote server (digital Ocean) to local computer

I am trying to copy a folder from my digital Ocean server to my computer. I have successfully connected as root to my server and I have the ssh Public key setup

I use command root@my-server_ip to connect successfully.

When I try to copy a file like

scp -r root@my-server_ip:/file/path/ /where/to/put

I get this error Permission denied (publickey).

I can't figure out what the heck is the issue

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2716

Answers (1)

drunkZombie
drunkZombie

Reputation: 163

Permission denied occurs when the server is not able to validate the incoming connection. You need to provide the path to your identity file (ssh key) explicitly when making a request through scp.

Something like this:

scp -i <path_to_identity_file> -r root@my-server_ip:/file/path/ /where/to/put

Upvotes: 2

Related Questions