How to properly upload a local file to a server using mobaXterm?

I'm trying to upload a file from my local desktop to a server and I'm using this command:

scp myFile.txt [email protected]:/opt/nicescada/web

following the structure: scp filename user@ip:/remotePath.

But I get "Permission Denied". I tried using sudo , but I get the same message. I'm being able to download from the server to my local machine, so I assume I have all permissions needed.

What can be wrong in that line of code?

Solution

In case your /desired/path on your destination machine has write access only for root, and if you have an account on your destination machine with sudo privileges (super user privileges by prefixing a sudo to your command), you could also do it the following way:

Option 1 based on scp:

copy the file to a location on your destination machine where you have write access like /tmp:
```
scp file user@destinationMachine:/tmp
```
Login to your destination machine with:
```
ssh user@destinationMachine
```
Move the file to your /desired/path with:
```
sudo mv /tmp/file /desired/path
```

In case you have a passwordless sudo setup you could also combine step 2. and 3. to

ssh user@destination sudo mv /tmp/file /desired/path

Option 2 based on rsync

Another maybe even simpler option would be to use rsync:

rsync -e "ssh -tt" --rsync-path="sudo rsync" file user@destinationMachine:/desired/path

with -e "ssh -tt" added to run sudo without having a tty.