# Copy remote a file **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 30, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/copy-remote-a-file/149823 "2008-09-30T10:16:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mihai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mihai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mihai)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/copy-remote-a-file/149823/1 "2008-09-30T10:16:51Z")
How can i copy with ruby a file from my computer to another computer from lan? I have the administrator password of that computer. ---
**Author:** ![mihai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mihai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mihai)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/copy-remote-a-file/149823/2 "2008-09-30T10:40:24Z")
Bu Mihai wrote: > How can i copy with ruby a file from my computer to another computer > from lan? I have the administrator password of that computer. If the way you login to the other computer is with ssh, then I’d suggest using Net::SFTP (available as a gem) ---
**Author:** ![mihai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mihai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mihai)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/copy-remote-a-file/149823/3 "2008-09-30T10:52:47Z")
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Bu Mihai [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > How can i copy with ruby a file from my computer to another computer > from lan? I have the administrator password of that computer. If it’s UNIX/Linux, use scp . If it’s Windows, expect you can use file shares (or just stick it on a webserver and pull it down with a browser). ---
**Author:** ![mihai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mihai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mihai)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/copy-remote-a-file/149823/4 "2008-09-30T18:35:22Z")
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 4:28 AM, Bu Mihai [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > require ‘net/ssh’ > require ‘net/sftp’ > session = Net::SSH.start(“machine1”,“administrator”,“baubau”) > > I have this error: > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/net-ssh-2.0.4/lib/net/ssh.rb:151:in > `start': undefined method `keys’ for “baubau”:String (NoMethodError) > from connect.rb:10 > > The machine1 is up and the password is a valid one. According to the docs for SSH (and also SFTP), the third parameter should be a Hash… session = Net::SSH.start(“machine1”, “administrator”, :password =\> “baubau”) …or for SFTP… session = Net::SFTP.start(“machine1”, “administrator”, :password =\> “baubau”) Try it outside of ruby first (in unix shell)… > sftp administrator@machine1 Todd ---
**Author:** ![mihai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mihai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mihai)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/copy-remote-a-file/149823/5 "2008-09-30T11:29:50Z")
Brian C. wrote: > Bu Mihai wrote: > > > How can i copy with ruby a file from my computer to another computer > > from lan? I have the administrator password of that computer. > > If the way you login to the other computer is with ssh, then I’d suggest > using Net::SFTP (available as a gem) i have this problem with net::sftp: code: require ‘net/ssh’ require ‘net/sftp’ session = Net::SSH.start(“machine1”,“administrator”,“baubau”) I have this error: c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/net-ssh-2.0.4/lib/net/ssh.rb:151:in `start': undefined method`keys’ for “baubau”:String (NoMethodError) from connect.rb:10 The machine1 is up and the password is a valid one.