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I am accessing an ubuntu server over ssh with putty on my windows machine and trying to download a single file to my local windows machine
my windows username is Mark and my hostname per cmd is Marks I am trying the following command on the remote server
scp backup.sql mark@marks:desktop
and I get could not resolve hostname I have tried to put in what I think myip address is and the connection times out
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This error means that the hostname you are trying to connect to cannot be resolved to an IP address. (Hostnames are resolved to IP addresses by a DNS (Domain NameServer)). Please check what you have entered in the Address field. You will need the valid hostname of an FTP server or a valid IP address.
Stuck with 'SSH: could not resolve hostname: no such host' is known error? We can help you. This error implies that the server is down or the hostname is not given properly etc. At Bobcares, we often get requests from our customers regarding SSH as part of our Server Management Services.
The ssh could not resolve hostname is a common error that any user can face. It is not that big of an issue. It simply happens when the ssh command fails to resolve the IP address of the provided hostname. In such situations clearing the DNS cache or editing the /etc/host file can help.
SCP syntax is pretty simple. Just invoke SCP followed by the remote username, @, the IP address or host, colon, and the path to the file. If not specified, the default path is the remote user's home directory. Then, define the local path where the file will be stored locally.
The syntax is this, relative to where you're issuing the command:
scp user@host_from:location/file user@host_to:location/file
And of course if you're local you can omit the user@host prefixes:
scp local_file me@host_to:~/local_file
The direction is always from > to relative to where you issue the command.
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