To Resolve the issue :

  1. Open CLI for the session you have on winscp.
  2. Go to the folder path where the file exists.
  3. Set the permission to all files under this folder path by using the command below and then try move or delete the file again.

Why is WinSCP permission denied?

By default WinSCP will try to update the timestamp to that of the local files, this causes the “Permission Denied” Error. Open the Transfer Settings dialog. Inside the Common Options section, disable the Preserve Timestamp option.

How do I give permission to WinSCP?

Other Options. The Add X to directories checkbox makes WinSCP add “execute” permission to directories for every permission group (owner/group/others) where there is a “read” permission set already. On the Properties dialog, the option is available only when there is at least one directory selected.

How do I login as root using WinSCP?

8 Answers

  1. Go to your WinSCP profile (Session > Sites > Site Manager)
  2. Click on Edit > Advanced… > Environment > SFTP.
  3. Insert sudo su -c /usr/lib/sftp-server in “SFTP Server” (note this path might be different in your system)
  4. Save and connect.

How do I change transfer settings in WinSCP?

To view default transfer settings, select the first Default item in a list in the upper part of the page. Your configured settings appear below the list. To change the settings, use Edit button to show Transfer Settings dialog (alternatively you may click Transfer settings box).

How do I enable WinSCP in Linux?

Transferring files to a Linux server by using WinSCP

  1. Download and install WinSCP.
  2. Start WinSCP.
  3. At the WinSCP login screen, for Host name, enter the public DNS address for your instance.
  4. For User name, enter the default user name for your server.
  5. Specify the private key for your instance.

Why can’t I connect to WinSCP from Port 22?

Well the port 22 is for SSH service. So you can probably try installing openssh-server in your ubuntu by typing Hopefully this should work. First look at auth.log on the system. don’t forget to restart ssh 🙂 Hope this can help some one. If sshd (openssh-server) is installed and running, but still no access when using WinSCP.

How do I move a WinSCP file to another drive?

Unless you have opened the WinSCP connection as root (which I don’t recommend) you will need to transfer the file to somewhere that your regular user has write permission (such as your Ubuntu home directory). Then log in to the Ubuntu machine and move the file to the target directory using sudo.

How to overwrite file in FlashFXP using WinSCP?

We can overwrite file just fine using the same user in FlashFXP. Please attach a full log file showing the problem (using the latest version of WinSCP). To generate log file, enable logging, log in to your server and do the operation and only the operation that causes the error. Submit the log with your post as an attachment.