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Brian_Gibson_30
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Apr 03, 2019

relative addresses not allowed on SCP request

I have a set of lab load balancers running 14.1. Whenever I try to scp a file to or from that box I get an error saying "relative addresses not allowed" Any idea what this is all about? The same ...
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jhonnypacheco
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May 31, 2022

Hello,

I am having the problem using version 16.1.2.2 on Viprion "vCMP Guest", when I try drag and drop via "winscp", I recived this same error "relative addresses not allowed".

 

Workaround: To copy my files using winscp, I use right botton mouse > copy on file and rigth botton mouse  > paste on my "desktop".

 

I hope that works with you too.

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John
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Jun 14, 2022

Thank you for the copy/paste workaround, works perfectly!