The following error is found when tyring to scp to a SPLAT unconfigured for it:

 [server] scp upgrade_export.tgz admin@xx.xx.xx.xx:/tmp The authenticity of host ‘xx.xx.xx.xx (xx.xx.xx.xx)’ can’t be established. RSA key fingerprint is 34:ff:52:0e:d6:57:53:12:d5:60:aa:7e:fa:e1:91:a8. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes Warning: Permanently added ‘xx.xx.xx.xx’ (RSA) to the list of known hosts. admin@xx.xx.xx.xx’s password: lost connection

To resolve this alow SCP access with these steps:

• Create a dedicated user to scp (it is not recommended to change root or your admin account):

  useradd scpuser

• Add a password for this user:

  passwd scpuser

• Change user shell to bash

  chsh -s /bin/bash scpuser

• Create scpusers file which allow SCP connection for listed users

  touch /etc/scpusers

• Edit the file and add the users you want to allow for scp

  echo “scpuser” » /etc/scpusers

• Restart the ssh service

  service sshd restart

And that’s it. You can now transfer/retrieve files with SCP to/from SPLAT.