SCP protocol is forbidden via /etc/ssh/disable_scp

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

Trying to copy a file to a remote RHEL 9 server results in the follow error.

$ scp file rhel93-server:
SCP protocol is forbidden via /etc/ssh/disable_scp
lost connection

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • openssh-clients-8.0p1-19.el8_8
  • openssh-clients-7.4p1-21.el7
  • openssh-clients-5.3p1-123.el6_9

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