Why does WinSCP fail to copy files with the attribute "."?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Even with SELinux disabled the EA tags on the file systems does not seem to work when trying to copy file into the system.

  • Permission bits has an additional ".", when try to SCP into the server this "." creates an issue stating that "unecpected directory lising and "." is not a valid integer value".

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content