Sftp file transfer error Solved

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Hello,

I am having a problem transferring files to osmc using sftp.
I can connect to the raspberry pi 3 using putty with no problem.
I can connect to the raspberry pi 3 using filezilla sftp port 22 no problem.
I can get a file from osmc to my linux mint PC using sftp no problem.
I cannot put a file to osmc from my PC. I get this error:

Command: cd “/home/osmc/vpn-conf”
Response: New directory is: “/home/osmc/vpn-conf”
Command: put “/home/rick/Hold/fra-a01.ovpn” “fra-a01.ovpn”
Error: /home/osmc/vpn-conf/fra-a01.ovpn: open for write: permission denied
Error: File transfer failed

I thought I might need the ftp app on osmc so I installed that but it didn’t help.

I’m sure I am doing something rong. Can someone help?

Thanks

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What is the output of ls -la on /home/osmc? There should be no need for FTP app.

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osmc@osmc:/home$ ls -la
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 31 1969 .
drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Oct 10 14:03 …
drwxr-xr-x 8 osmc osmc 4096 Oct 10 14:30 osmc

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I need to see the permissions within the osmc directory. Particularly ls -la ~/

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osmc@osmc:~$ ls -la ~/
total 48
drwxr-xr-x 8 osmc osmc 4096 Oct 10 14:30 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 31 1969 …
-rw------- 1 osmc osmc 63 Oct 10 16:50 .bash_history
-rw-r–r-- 1 osmc osmc 220 Nov 12 2014 .bash_logout
-rw-r–r-- 1 osmc osmc 3515 Nov 12 2014 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x 7 osmc osmc 4096 Dec 31 1969 .kodi
-rw-r–r-- 1 osmc osmc 675 Nov 12 2014 .profile
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4096 Oct 3 06:43 Movies
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4096 Oct 3 06:43 Music
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4096 Oct 3 06:43 Pictures
drwxr-xr-x 2 osmc osmc 4096 Oct 3 06:43 TV Shows
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 10 14:45 vpn-conf

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So vpn-conf is owned by root. You are logged in via filezilla as osmc. Just put the file in the home/osmc/ directory and sudo mv fra-a01.ovpn vpn-conf/ by ssh.

You should study up on operating in the linux command line. There are some helpful links here Cheatsheets and Tutorials for users new to Linux based operating systems

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ActionA

Thanks very much for the assistance.

I’ve used linux for years but lately GUI only. Guess I need to brush up my cli skills.

Thanks again

Rick.

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So problem solved?

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Yes, problem solved