[ale] scp file from Windows to Linux

[Jim Popovitch]

Install cygwin (from Redhat) on the Windows box, then run 
ssh-host-config to setup sshd as a Windows service.  Then you can ssh 
into the windows box. (also remember to run mkpasswd and mkgroup which 
update /etc/passwd and /etc/group to match Windows users). Cygwin can 
install rsync, so then you can rsync to/from the windows box.  The only 
issue you will encounter is NTFS (or worse FAT) lack of good support for 
file permissions... all files will have the execute bit set.

-Jim P.

Jim wrote:
> I wasn't aware that XP had a native sshd service running on it.  I did a 
> google and found a number of sites that explain how to install sshd, 
> openssh on Win XP, so I'm pretty sure you can't do that out of the box.
> 
> Jim.
> 
> Trey Sizemore wrote:
> 
>> I have a file on an old windows box that I'd like to transfer to a
>> linux box via scp.  The file resides on a user's Desktop on the WinXP
>> machine and I'd be initiating the file transfer from the linux box.  
>>
>> I'm comfortable transferring files this way from linux to linux, but
>> just confused what the path would look like for the file on the Window
>> user's Desktop (only one drive designated C:)
>>
>> I'd rather not install PuTTy or the like on the windows box and just do
>> the transfer with installed software.
>>
>> Thanks for any tips.
>>
>>
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