file permission is not correct while copying files with SCP

Question

we are trying to copy files from one server to another but the permissions of copied files are not correct. I have tried following solution but its not working.

http://linuxshellaccount.blogspot.com/2007/11/setting-basic-file-permissions-in-non.html

currently permission is set to : -rw------- We want to change the permissions to -rw-rw-r—

Any one faced this issue ?

EDIT: We have Unix on both the sides.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 06 '10 at 02:48

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Use the "-p" flag to preserve permissions when copying with SCP.

Source: http://amath.colorado.edu/computing/software/man/scp.html

answered Aug 06 '10 at 02:48

danlefree

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Sorry, no, the -p option preserves creation times and modes, not file permissions. – Daniel Rodriguez Apr 24 '14 at 23:57

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 10 '10 at 14:54

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I've set this with a chmod after the copy.

scp /path/to/file server:/path/to/file
ssh server chmod 664 /path/to/file

answered Aug 10 '10 at 14:54

user50681

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 10 '10 at 16:16

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Check your umask on the remote side. I'll bet it looks like 077.

answered Aug 10 '10 at 16:16

Bill Weiss

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 05 '10 at 13:28

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If you run WinSCP, there's an option set perms after the upload. Other than that, I believe that the only thing you can do is to chmod after the upload.

answered Aug 05 '10 at 13:28

NinjaCat

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@NinjaCat: actually same thing is working in many other production env. I don't know why in that env its not working. – Aug 05 '10 at 16:45

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 05 '10 at 13:39

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You could try something more advanced like rsync, perhaps it has the needed options.

answered Aug 05 '10 at 13:39

Dmitry Yudakov

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thanks for response but i cant :(. we have same thing working in many env and I cant change it. – Aug 05 '10 at 16:45

file permission is not correct while copying files with SCP

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