Copy file from EC2 to local computer error: Warning: Identity file file.pem not accessible: No such file or...
I have an AWS EC2 instance with files inside. I would like to copy some files from EC2 to my local machine (mac).
I connect successfully in ssh using file.pem which is save to a hidden folder called .ssh in my mac:
macbook:~ name$ cd /Users/name/.ssh
macbook:.ssh name$ ls
file.pem known_hosts
macbook:.ssh name$ chmod 400 file.pem
macbook:.ssh name$ ssh ubuntu@ipEc2 -i file.pem
I use this command line in order to copy a file from EC2 to my local machine:
ubuntu@ip-address:~$ scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ec2-ip-address.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:/var/www/html/folder/file_to_copy.jpeg /Users/name/Desktop/folder
But the system send me an warning message:
Warning: Identity file /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem not accessible: No such file or directory.
Permission denied (publickey).
Even if I try this :
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@IP.address:/var/www/html/folder/file_to_copy.jpeg /Users/name/Desktop/folder
I have the same warning response. I don't understand why because file.pem exist in .ssh folder and I just used chmod 400 to protect my file.pem for overwriting.
I went through the internet in order to try to figure it out where does it come from but I didn't find something which work...
Thanks for your help :-)
amazon-web-services amazon-ec2
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:37
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I have an AWS EC2 instance with files inside. I would like to copy some files from EC2 to my local machine (mac).
I connect successfully in ssh using file.pem which is save to a hidden folder called .ssh in my mac:
macbook:~ name$ cd /Users/name/.ssh
macbook:.ssh name$ ls
file.pem known_hosts
macbook:.ssh name$ chmod 400 file.pem
macbook:.ssh name$ ssh ubuntu@ipEc2 -i file.pem
I use this command line in order to copy a file from EC2 to my local machine:
ubuntu@ip-address:~$ scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ec2-ip-address.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:/var/www/html/folder/file_to_copy.jpeg /Users/name/Desktop/folder
But the system send me an warning message:
Warning: Identity file /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem not accessible: No such file or directory.
Permission denied (publickey).
Even if I try this :
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@IP.address:/var/www/html/folder/file_to_copy.jpeg /Users/name/Desktop/folder
I have the same warning response. I don't understand why because file.pem exist in .ssh folder and I just used chmod 400 to protect my file.pem for overwriting.
I went through the internet in order to try to figure it out where does it come from but I didn't find something which work...
Thanks for your help :-)
amazon-web-services amazon-ec2
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:37
IdrissIdriss
142
Looks like you're running scp from your Ubuntu while informing-i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem, whose path only exists in your Mac. You have to copy the key to your Ubuntu if you want to use it there.
– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 14:43
@jweyrich Thank you for your help. So if i understand well I have to copy my file.pem in ubuntu but is it safe? For example, if anyone could have access to my EC2 instance it could copy it and use it after... right?
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 15:00
When you inform-i /path/to/pemto your scp/ssh command, you're telling it to read the private key from a local file. Local in the sense that the file must reside and be accessible by the instance/vm/machine you're running the command on. FWIW, you may have distinct keys for distinct instances and/or purposes if you wish.
– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 15:18
@jweyrich thanks for your answer. I understand that is why i tested directly in my local command line the scp command with the -i /path/to/file.pem and it works! thank you very much!
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 16:11
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I have an AWS EC2 instance with files inside. I would like to copy some files from EC2 to my local machine (mac).
I connect successfully in ssh using file.pem which is save to a hidden folder called .ssh in my mac:
macbook:~ name$ cd /Users/name/.ssh
macbook:.ssh name$ ls
file.pem known_hosts
macbook:.ssh name$ chmod 400 file.pem
macbook:.ssh name$ ssh ubuntu@ipEc2 -i file.pem
I use this command line in order to copy a file from EC2 to my local machine:
ubuntu@ip-address:~$ scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ec2-ip-address.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:/var/www/html/folder/file_to_copy.jpeg /Users/name/Desktop/folder
But the system send me an warning message:
Warning: Identity file /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem not accessible: No such file or directory.
Permission denied (publickey).
Even if I try this :
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@IP.address:/var/www/html/folder/file_to_copy.jpeg /Users/name/Desktop/folder
I have the same warning response. I don't understand why because file.pem exist in .ssh folder and I just used chmod 400 to protect my file.pem for overwriting.
I went through the internet in order to try to figure it out where does it come from but I didn't find something which work...
Thanks for your help :-)
amazon-web-services amazon-ec2
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:37
IdrissIdriss
142
I have an AWS EC2 instance with files inside. I would like to copy some files from EC2 to my local machine (mac).
I connect successfully in ssh using file.pem which is save to a hidden folder called .ssh in my mac:
macbook:~ name$ cd /Users/name/.ssh
macbook:.ssh name$ ls
file.pem known_hosts
macbook:.ssh name$ chmod 400 file.pem
macbook:.ssh name$ ssh ubuntu@ipEc2 -i file.pem
I use this command line in order to copy a file from EC2 to my local machine:
ubuntu@ip-address:~$ scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ec2-ip-address.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:/var/www/html/folder/file_to_copy.jpeg /Users/name/Desktop/folder
But the system send me an warning message:
Warning: Identity file /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem not accessible: No such file or directory.
Permission denied (publickey).
Even if I try this :
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@IP.address:/var/www/html/folder/file_to_copy.jpeg /Users/name/Desktop/folder
I have the same warning response. I don't understand why because file.pem exist in .ssh folder and I just used chmod 400 to protect my file.pem for overwriting.
I went through the internet in order to try to figure it out where does it come from but I didn't find something which work...
Thanks for your help :-)
amazon-web-services amazon-ec2
amazon-web-services amazon-ec2
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:37
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asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:37
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asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:37
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Looks like you're running scp from your Ubuntu while informing-i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem, whose path only exists in your Mac. You have to copy the key to your Ubuntu if you want to use it there.
– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 14:43
@jweyrich Thank you for your help. So if i understand well I have to copy my file.pem in ubuntu but is it safe? For example, if anyone could have access to my EC2 instance it could copy it and use it after... right?
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 15:00
When you inform-i /path/to/pemto your scp/ssh command, you're telling it to read the private key from a local file. Local in the sense that the file must reside and be accessible by the instance/vm/machine you're running the command on. FWIW, you may have distinct keys for distinct instances and/or purposes if you wish.
– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 15:18
@jweyrich thanks for your answer. I understand that is why i tested directly in my local command line the scp command with the -i /path/to/file.pem and it works! thank you very much!
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 16:11
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Looks like you're running scp from your Ubuntu while informing-i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem, whose path only exists in your Mac. You have to copy the key to your Ubuntu if you want to use it there.
– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 14:43
@jweyrich Thank you for your help. So if i understand well I have to copy my file.pem in ubuntu but is it safe? For example, if anyone could have access to my EC2 instance it could copy it and use it after... right?
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 15:00
When you inform-i /path/to/pemto your scp/ssh command, you're telling it to read the private key from a local file. Local in the sense that the file must reside and be accessible by the instance/vm/machine you're running the command on. FWIW, you may have distinct keys for distinct instances and/or purposes if you wish.
– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 15:18
@jweyrich thanks for your answer. I understand that is why i tested directly in my local command line the scp command with the -i /path/to/file.pem and it works! thank you very much!
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 16:11
Looks like you're running scp from your Ubuntu while informing
-i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem, whose path only exists in your Mac. You have to copy the key to your Ubuntu if you want to use it there.– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 14:43
Looks like you're running scp from your Ubuntu while informing
-i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem, whose path only exists in your Mac. You have to copy the key to your Ubuntu if you want to use it there.– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 14:43
@jweyrich Thank you for your help. So if i understand well I have to copy my file.pem in ubuntu but is it safe? For example, if anyone could have access to my EC2 instance it could copy it and use it after... right?
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 15:00
@jweyrich Thank you for your help. So if i understand well I have to copy my file.pem in ubuntu but is it safe? For example, if anyone could have access to my EC2 instance it could copy it and use it after... right?
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 15:00
When you inform
-i /path/to/pem to your scp/ssh command, you're telling it to read the private key from a local file. Local in the sense that the file must reside and be accessible by the instance/vm/machine you're running the command on. FWIW, you may have distinct keys for distinct instances and/or purposes if you wish.– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 15:18
When you inform
-i /path/to/pem to your scp/ssh command, you're telling it to read the private key from a local file. Local in the sense that the file must reside and be accessible by the instance/vm/machine you're running the command on. FWIW, you may have distinct keys for distinct instances and/or purposes if you wish.– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 15:18
@jweyrich thanks for your answer. I understand that is why i tested directly in my local command line the scp command with the -i /path/to/file.pem and it works! thank you very much!
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 16:11
@jweyrich thanks for your answer. I understand that is why i tested directly in my local command line the scp command with the -i /path/to/file.pem and it works! thank you very much!
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 16:11
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I found the answer !
When I wanted to copy a file from an AWS EC2 instance to my local machine (mac for me) I ssh into my EC2 instance first BUT... I try to enter the command line directly in my local machine without ssh to my EC2 and it works!
1) I connected to the local machine via the command line:
MacBook:~ name$
2) I entered the copy command:
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ec2-ip-address.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:/var/www/html/folder/558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json /Users/name/Desktop/folder
I tested the second command and it works too :
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ip.address:/var/www/html/folder/558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json /Users/name/Desktop/folder
finally the result is:
558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json 100% 0 0.0KB/s 00:00
and it is now in my folder
Hope it will help someone :-)
@jweyrich: thanks for your help ;-)
answered Dec 28 '18 at 15:58
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I found the answer !
When I wanted to copy a file from an AWS EC2 instance to my local machine (mac for me) I ssh into my EC2 instance first BUT... I try to enter the command line directly in my local machine without ssh to my EC2 and it works!
1) I connected to the local machine via the command line:
MacBook:~ name$
2) I entered the copy command:
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ec2-ip-address.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:/var/www/html/folder/558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json /Users/name/Desktop/folder
I tested the second command and it works too :
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ip.address:/var/www/html/folder/558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json /Users/name/Desktop/folder
finally the result is:
558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json 100% 0 0.0KB/s 00:00
and it is now in my folder
Hope it will help someone :-)
@jweyrich: thanks for your help ;-)
answered Dec 28 '18 at 15:58
IdrissIdriss
142
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I found the answer !
When I wanted to copy a file from an AWS EC2 instance to my local machine (mac for me) I ssh into my EC2 instance first BUT... I try to enter the command line directly in my local machine without ssh to my EC2 and it works!
1) I connected to the local machine via the command line:
MacBook:~ name$
2) I entered the copy command:
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ec2-ip-address.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:/var/www/html/folder/558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json /Users/name/Desktop/folder
I tested the second command and it works too :
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ip.address:/var/www/html/folder/558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json /Users/name/Desktop/folder
finally the result is:
558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json 100% 0 0.0KB/s 00:00
and it is now in my folder
Hope it will help someone :-)
@jweyrich: thanks for your help ;-)
answered Dec 28 '18 at 15:58
IdrissIdriss
142
add a comment |
I found the answer !
When I wanted to copy a file from an AWS EC2 instance to my local machine (mac for me) I ssh into my EC2 instance first BUT... I try to enter the command line directly in my local machine without ssh to my EC2 and it works!
1) I connected to the local machine via the command line:
MacBook:~ name$
2) I entered the copy command:
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ec2-ip-address.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:/var/www/html/folder/558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json /Users/name/Desktop/folder
I tested the second command and it works too :
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ip.address:/var/www/html/folder/558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json /Users/name/Desktop/folder
finally the result is:
558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json 100% 0 0.0KB/s 00:00
and it is now in my folder
Hope it will help someone :-)
@jweyrich: thanks for your help ;-)
answered Dec 28 '18 at 15:58
IdrissIdriss
142
I found the answer !
When I wanted to copy a file from an AWS EC2 instance to my local machine (mac for me) I ssh into my EC2 instance first BUT... I try to enter the command line directly in my local machine without ssh to my EC2 and it works!
1) I connected to the local machine via the command line:
MacBook:~ name$
2) I entered the copy command:
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ec2-ip-address.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:/var/www/html/folder/558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json /Users/name/Desktop/folder
I tested the second command and it works too :
scp -i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem ubuntu@ip.address:/var/www/html/folder/558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json /Users/name/Desktop/folder
finally the result is:
558097BNCZ05909_heart_5.json 100% 0 0.0KB/s 00:00
and it is now in my folder
Hope it will help someone :-)
@jweyrich: thanks for your help ;-)
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Looks like you're running scp from your Ubuntu while informing
-i /Users/name/.ssh/file.pem, whose path only exists in your Mac. You have to copy the key to your Ubuntu if you want to use it there.– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 14:43
@jweyrich Thank you for your help. So if i understand well I have to copy my file.pem in ubuntu but is it safe? For example, if anyone could have access to my EC2 instance it could copy it and use it after... right?
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 15:00
When you inform
-i /path/to/pemto your scp/ssh command, you're telling it to read the private key from a local file. Local in the sense that the file must reside and be accessible by the instance/vm/machine you're running the command on. FWIW, you may have distinct keys for distinct instances and/or purposes if you wish.– jweyrich
Dec 28 '18 at 15:18
@jweyrich thanks for your answer. I understand that is why i tested directly in my local command line the scp command with the -i /path/to/file.pem and it works! thank you very much!
– Idriss
Dec 28 '18 at 16:11