SCP: Admin user 'netscreen' requested unknown file '– /ns_sys_config'.

[don_stupido]

Hi,

I just realised that my backup script is not working. Well, in addition to adding error codes I now wonder how to solve this:

I tried to backup the config of the device (running ScreenOS 6.2.0r7.0) like this:

scp -i ns netscreen@192.168.1.1:/ns_sys_config backup.cfg

But the device gives me the following error:
SCP: Admin user ‘netscreen’ requested unknown file ‘– /ns_sys_config’.

Although “get file” clearly shows, that the file is still there and called the same.

Any ideas?

[c3lin3]

This issue seems to be solved in 6.2.0r11. It is mentioned in the release notes:

585314— SCP to the firewall failed from an UNIX machine and displayed the error “unknown file '–ns_sys_config.”

[c3lin3]

This is now listed in the release notes as a known issue in 6.2.0r10. I guess r7 is affected as well

Maybe you already opened a JTAC case and this is the reason.

Hopefully this will be fixed in the next release.

Have you actually tried r8 and r9?

[don_stupido]

Thats the way I did my backups, too (Debian at home)

NS-> get ssh
SSH V2 is active
SSH is enabled
SSH is ready for connections
Maximum sessions: 3
Active sessions: 1

Admin      Ip Addr        Vsys      Auth Method  Service
–-------- --------------- ---------- ------------ --------
—      192.168.1.--    Root      password    console
NS-> get scp
SCP is enabled
SCP is ready
NS->

[c3lin3]

your’re welcome 

That is really strange cause that’s the way we are backing up our devices once a day. Never had issues with that… (standard redhat installation)

… maybe sth. with the ssh version (since 5.1 v2 is default)

what is the output of “get ssh” and “get scp”

[don_stupido]

Hey,
thanks for the ultra fast reply. You are right with Putty. It works if I use “pscp -scp” but the Linux SSH/SCP does not work. That is damn strange! But thank you for the workaround!!

[c3lin3]

I just tried this on a lab device which is running the same screenos version. With pscp I had to force the proto scp and it is only working without the / in front of the config file:

pscp.exe -scp netscreen@192.168.1.1:ns_sys_config backup.cfg

With the slash I got an error message

pscp version i used: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html