HP 800 Series, User Manual

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Introduction
Copying Files
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Copying Files
Whenever you copy a file from one machine to another, copy it using a secure
copy utility that uses the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. The exact syntax of the
copy command will vary based on the utility you use.
Example:
10. Copy the
/usr/local/nac/properties/NACAVPs.txt
file from the
NAC 800 server to the ACS server using PSCP (or other secure copy
utility).
SCP
scp
is a Linux/UNIX command used to copy files between Linux/UNIX
machines. It has the following syntax:
scp user@source:/directory/file user@destination:/direc-
tory/file
scp
is included with Linux/UNIX.
PSCP
pscp
is a program used to copy files between Windows and Linux/UNIX
machines.
To use
pscp
, you must first save it from the following location to the Windows
machine:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
Next, open a DOS (command) window on the Windows machine, and enter
the commands as follows:
To copy a file from a Linux machine to a Windows machine, enter the
following:
<pscp directory> \pscp fred@example.com:/etc/hosts
c:\temp\example-hosts.txt
You will be prompted to enter a password for the Linux/UNIX machine.