Data transfer to/from Rackham using Transit using SCP from Rackham¶
One can transfer files to/from Rackham using the UPPMAX Transit server, using SCP.
The program scp allows you to copy file between Rackham and Transit.
The process is:
1. Get inside SUNET¶
Forgot how to get within SUNET?
See the 'get inside the university networks' page here
2. Use the terminal to login to Rackham¶
Use a terminal to login to Rackham.
Forgot how to login to Rackham?
A step-by-step guide how to login to Rackham can be found here.
Spoiler: ssh [username]@rackham.uppmax.uu.se
3a. Run scp to copy files from Rackham to Transit¶
This is how you would copy a file from Rackham to Transit:
in the terminal, run scp to copy files from Rackham to Transit by doing:
where [file_on_rackham] is the name of a file on Rackham
and [username] is your UPPMAX username, for example:
However, Transit is a service, not a file server.
The scp command will complete successfully,
yet the file will not be found on Transit.
3b. Run scp to copy files from Transit to Rackham¶
In the terminal, run scp to copy files from Transit to Rackham by doing:
where [file_on_rackham] is the name of a file on Rackham
and [username] is your UPPMAX username, for example:
4. If asked, give your UPPMAX password¶
You can get rid of this prompt if you have setup SSH keys