scp similar command in az cli to copy files from remote server to local or vice versa

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scp similar command in az cli to copy files from remote server to local or vice versa

Ranit Chatterjee 0

Azure CLI has give AD based to ssh into the machine, but when it comes to copy files and/or folders to or from remote server I don't find any command to do it. Is there any way apart from standard scp command to copy files across remote and local machine?

PS: pls introduce az ssh vm scp command or something like that in azure cli!

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2024-09-27T13:12:48.0233333+00:00

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2024-12-02T14:53:29.2466667+00:00
I managed to find a way to solve this.
In our case we use AAD for authentication and also have to go via Azure Bastion service.
So these are the steps:

Start a tunnel in one terminal using command:
az network bastion tunnel

In another terminal you can pipe the content of a file to OpenSSH using a command like this:
cat ./cert.crt | az ssh vm --ip 127.0.0.1 --port 2222 "cat - > /tmp/cert.crt"
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2024-12-03T06:53:49.9833333+00:00

Hi 404,

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Anusree Nashetty 4,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-09-27T13:12:48.0233333+00:00

Hi Ranit Chatterjee,

I have provided information to your question. Please tell us if it was helpful and feel free to reach out to us if you have any queries. In case if you have any resolution, please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.

Thank you
404 0 Reputation points

2024-12-02T14:53:29.2466667+00:00

I managed to find a way to solve this.
In our case we use AAD for authentication and also have to go via Azure Bastion service.
So these are the steps:

Start a tunnel in one terminal using command:
az network bastion tunnel

In another terminal you can pipe the content of a file to OpenSSH using a command like this:
cat ./cert.crt | az ssh vm --ip 127.0.0.1 --port 2222 "cat - > /tmp/cert.crt"
Anusree Nashetty 4,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-12-03T06:53:49.9833333+00:00

Hi 404,

It's good to know that you were able to resolve your issue and thank you for posting your solution here so that others experiencing the same thing can easily reference this!

Answer 1

Hi Ranit Chatterjee,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

Azure CLI does not have a built-in command specifically designed for copying files directly between a local machine and a remote Azure Virtual Machine (VM) in the same way that scp (Secure Copy Protocol) works.

You can try this as when you connect to a Windows VM using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), you can enable the sharing of local drives. This allows you to access files from your local machine directly in the VM.

For Linux VMs, you can use scp to securely copy files to and from your local machine. The scp command works similarly to ssh but is specifically designed for file transfer. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/copy-files-to-vm-using-scp

You can use the azcopy command to copy files between a local machine and a remote Azure VM. azcopy is a command-line utility that allows you to copy files to and from Azure Blob, File, and Data Lake Storage. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-use-azcopy-v10?tabs=dnf#installing-azcopy, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-use-azcopy-files

You can upload files to Azure Blob Storage from your local machine and then download them to your VM. This is useful for larger files or when working with many files.

If you have any further queries, please do let us know.

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2024-09-30T13:59:26.1666667+00:00

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2024-10-01T07:25:19.3966667+00:00

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