scp command with macOS Ventura

[southerndoc]

I was trying to scp some files from a Ubiquiti AP to my Mac Studio. No matter what I tried, I could never get it to work.

I tried from my Mac Studio: scp user@<ip address>:../../var/log/* /Users/username/Desktop/*
I also tried this from Mac Studio: scp user@<ip address>:../../var/log/* user@<ip address>:/Users/username/Desktop/*
I also tried from the AP using variations of the above command.

If I tried from AP to Mac, it would time out forcing me to use control+C to cancel it.

If I try from my Mac, it would give me an sftp not installed error.

Does macOS Ventura now require sftp in order to transfer files? Is there anything you could suggest command wise to make this work? I ended up using scp without a problem from my Windows laptop.

 

[DarkPremiumCho]

Can you establish an SSH connection to your Mac from the AP? What are the Remote Login settings of your Mac?

 

[bogdanw]

Try to give Full Disk Access to Terminal
"Change Privacy & Security settings on Mac" https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-privacy-security-settings-on-mac-mchl211c911f/mac

 

[southerndoc]

Can you establish an SSH connection to your Mac from the AP? What are the Remote Login settings of your Mac?

Yes

 

[southerndoc]

Try to give Full Disk Access to Terminal
"Change Privacy & Security settings on Mac" https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-privacy-security-settings-on-mac-mchl211c911f/mac

I'll try that next time.

 

[dsemf]

If you are using zsh, escape the asterisk.

scp user@<ip>:/path/\* .