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Re: scp and sftp commands not working on cygwin installed server


Sam Snitman wrote:

> I am trying to use command line scp and sftp on a
> Windows NT 5.2 server that has cygwin installed.  When
> I enter the ?scp? command or the 'sftp' command, it
> gives me the usage as if they are installed, however,
> when I try to connect to a remote server using the
> command ?scp filename1 userid@hostname:filename2?, it
> returns the message:
> 
> /usr/bin/ssh: No such file or directory
> lost connection

Those commands require a working ssh client to function.  They are not
standalone.

> Same for sftp command.  I can find scp.exe and
> sftp.exe in D:\cygwin\bin.  Can anyone give me some
> direction on how to trouble-shoot this?  I have
> attached the results of cygcheck -v -s -r.

Your cygcheck output shows that you have d:\cygwin\bin in the PATH,
however all of your mounts point to d:\cygwin2.  That's definitely not
right.

Brian

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