scp to checkpoint SPLAT
When you SCP to Checkpoint SPLAT firewall and get the error “lost connection”, this is what you may see To activate scp file transfer with a CheckPoint SPLAT [fw] scp cpinfo.tgz admin@192.168.1.1: The authenticity of host ‘xx.xx.xx.xx (xx.xx.xx.xx)’ can’t be established. RSA key fingerprint is 33:ff:72:0d:d6:57:53:16:d6:60:da:7e:f8:61:71: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 do the following 1. change the admin shell from /bin/cpshell to /bin/bash chsh admin Changing shell for admin. New shell [/bin/cpshell]: /bin/bash Shell changed . ==> this will allow you winscp 2. create a new file “touch /etc/scpusers” 3. edit the file and add the users you want to allow for scp echo admin >> /etc/scpusers result: cat /etc/scpusers admin ...