Data transfer to/from Rackham using Transit using SCP from Transit¶
One can use SCP to copy files between Rackham and Transit, from either Rackham or Transit.
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 Transit¶
Use a terminal to login to Transit.
Forgot how to login to Transit?
A step-by-step guide how to login to Transit can be found here.
Spoiler: ssh [username]@transit.uppmax.uu.se
3a. 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,
[username] is your UPPMAX username,
and [path_on_transit] is the target path on Transit,
for example:
Where . means 'the directory where I am now on Transit'.
3b. 
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_transit] is the name of a file on Transit
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.
4. If asked, give your UPPMAX password¶
You can get rid of this prompt if you have setup SSH keys