Linux – NcFTP error : UTIME failed

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I'm using NcFTP to upload bunch of directories from a server to another (both linux)
It succeed at creating, downloading, removing files/folders but failed when I need to overwrite them.

Could not preserve times for /path/logo/xxx.png: UTIME failed. server said: utime(/path/logo/xxx.png): Operation not permitted

So ok, remote server doesn't want me to set files timestamp I guess.
Is there a workaround ? I've tried this :

ncftpput -R -o useSITE_UTIME=0 -u user -p mypwd www.site.com /remote/path/ /local/path/

But it doesn't work. Any idea is welcomed.

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I've ran into weird issues with ncftp that I solved by moving to lftp, which is scriptable and has proven a great tool for getting things done when FTP is required.

If you insist on ncftp you should also try -o useSITE_UTIME=1.

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Both ssh and sftp connects using the ssh daemon on the remote host, using port 22/tcp while FTP is an entirely separate protocol/service, using other port(s). To allow ncftp to work you have to make sure that the remote server uses a properly configured FTP daemon (such as proftpd, vsftpd, ncftpd) and that no firewall policies block in/outgoing access on either of the machine you are connecting from, or the server.

In your case you probably want to use scp, another utility in the ssh toolbox. It allows you to recursively copy directories over ssh. Just use this syntax:

scp -r folder/ user@remote.host:

It will recursively copy the folder named folder to the user account user on remote.host. Its important to include the : after the hostname, its how scp expects to see it, otherwise it will attempt to copy the folder into a file called user@remote.host on your source/local computer.

You can also use scp to copy single files, ofcourse.

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