Transfer file locally using pscp?

[shogun]

Hey

So I need to help a friend out... but I have no clue when it comes to ubuntu. There is a dedicated server (hetzner germany hosted) that I can access via putty or FTP. I need to transfer a file from the server to my local machine. I can't see the file using an FTP client (a csr file generated for a cert). I'm using the root user for the login details, but the FTP client says I do not have permission.

I was thinking of using putty (found an app called pscp)? I don't understand the command line instructions though, and all i'm getting is "cannot copy file local to local".

What i'm looking for is a step by step understanding of how to use the pscp command. I've seen this:
http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.60/htmldoc/Chapter5.html

I would think this applies: pscp [options] [user@]host:source target

Assuming that I am starting on my windows desktop with nothing open... what would be my steps?

Thanks in advance

 

[murraybiscuit]

if you're not familiar with ssh, scp and bash, rather use winscp
http://winscp.net/eng/index.php
or use filezilla and change your protocol to sftp and see if it's supported by the server.
not sure why you're not seeing the file in ftp, perhaps it's a setting in your client or perhaps it's a dotfile.

 

[shogun]

Thanks... winscp worked perfectly.

Not sure why the FTP didn't work the same.

 

[psheldon]

FTP one normally logins with "anonymous" as the username and your email address as the password.

 

[shogun]

FTP one normally logins with "anonymous" as the username and your email address as the password.

No, wasn't using anon.