Copy paste file from an Ubuntu directory to Windows directory using bash script

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Like the title of the question says i am wondering why i get following error when executing following command inside my bash script:

Command: sudo cp openssl/localhost.pfx /mnt/c/Users/bob/.aspnet/https

Output: cp: cannot create regular file '/mnt/c/Users/bob/.aspnet/https': No such file or directory

The directory on Windows does exists!

is "https" a folder, or you want the target file to have the name "https" ? — Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan, Commented Jan 20, 2023 at 16:02

agarcias · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-20 21:19:54Z

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If your path is correct, you can try running this command after sudo su:

sudo su
cp openssl/localhost.pfx /mnt/c/Users/bob/.aspnet/https

answered Jan 20, 2023 at 21:19

agarcias

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If the command didn't work directly with sudo, it won't work either after a sudo su. Something else is going on.
– joanis
Commented Jan 22, 2023 at 15:29
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@joanis that isn't true sudoers group has different permissions than root typicall. superuser.com/questions/299322/…
– Maximilian Ballard
Commented Jan 22, 2023 at 19:40
The weird thing about it is that following command works: sudo cp openssl/localhost.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates but the one that i mention in the question don't. Both paths exists (can cd to both paths in a manual way)
– CraxFelcore
Commented Jan 23, 2023 at 8:08
Maybe it has something to do with mounting?
– CraxFelcore
Commented Jan 23, 2023 at 8:48
@MaximilianBallard you're t right, I wasn't thinking straight. Thanks for the correction.
– joanis
Commented Jan 23, 2023 at 13:36

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