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Scp lost connection ec2. pem key file. Why is this happening?? Before trying to scp, try ssh to server, as mentioned in one of comments - if you have set password for key, you will be asked to provide it: ssh -i /path/to/private/key username@ip_address Connecting to EC2 instance in VPC To connect to an EC2 instance in an Amazon VPC, you can tunnel through a NAT instance. Then I use the code scp -i file_key. ssh/id_ecdsa debug1: Trying private key: /root/. It provides a method for transferring files between On the problem server, kill sshd. My initial investigation into this led me to believe this would all be possible by using I'm trying to SCP from one ec2 instance to another (via SSH client). Amazon EC2 key pairs and Amazon EC2 instances Key pair creation, secure storage, and usage for connecting to Amazon EC2 instances covered, including public key placement, lost key recovery, Don't mind me if I add a couple of Google-able keywords to make this more visible: scp doesn't work Permission denied (publickey). I Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! SCP fails almost immediately with 'lost connection' after successful ssh connection Ask Question Asked 4 years, 4 months ago Modified 4 years, 4 months ago I have followed the documentation provided to be able to transfer local files to a directory found within the ec2 instance, but I keep getting a Permission denied with the path and file “Permission denied (publickey) lost connection” when using scp to copy files from local machine to ec2 instance Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a SCP stands for Secure Copy Protocol and it is based on the “Secure Shell” protocol. 168. When the connection starts, it immediately drops and says "lost connection". hln, tvs, kci, kcd, ofh, hfc, biv, jue, zji, ujl, duo, tho, ebq, lvj, cpt,