# SCP from ansible server to managed host **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [October 10, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scp-from-ansible-server-to-managed-host/31450 "2019-10-10T19:02:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dave\_McPherson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/dave_mcpherson/32/6973_2.png) [@Dave\_McPherson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dave_McPherson)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scp-from-ansible-server-to-managed-host/31450/1 "2019-10-10T19:02:14Z")
I am attempting to copy a file from the local ansible server to the managed hosts (oracle linux). I would like to push the file out to the different managed hosts because if I call back to the Ansible server from the hosts them I have to login, provide password etc. Pushing from the ansible host is easier because the ssl keys have been copied to all the hosts and therefore is passwordless. I haven’t found another way to do it other than using shell or command, copy seems to be for transfering files within the client file system I also looked at delegate\_to: but there really wasn’t enough documentation for me to figure out how to make that work. This is what I have so far but it’s reaching back to the ansible server for the file which requires a login. Any help would be appreciated. Dave ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scp-from-ansible-server-to-managed-host/31450/2 "2019-10-10T19:28:53Z")
> I am attempting to copy a file from the local ansible server to the managed > hosts (oracle linux). > I would like to push the file out to the different managed hosts because if > I call back to the Ansible server from the hosts them I have to login, > provide password etc. > Pushing from the ansible host is easier because the ssl keys have been > copied to all the hosts and therefore is passwordless. > > I haven't found another way to do it other than using shell or command, > copy seems to be for transfering files within the client file system This is exactly what the copy module does, it copy a file from Ansible controller aka localhost to the remote host. The only way to transferring files within the client is to set "remote\_src: True" on the copy module. > This is what I have so far but it's reaching back to the ansible server for > the file which requires a login. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Dave > > --- > - hosts: 'ud-mgmt-srv' >   become: true >   get\_info: false >   tasks: >   - name: Check httpdate rpm >     stat: path=/tmp/htpdate-1.1.0-1.el7.rf.x86\_64.rpm >     register: st This is not needed, copy module handles this. >   - name: Copy httpdate rpm >     command: scp 10.236.1.57:/tmp/htpdate-1.1.0-1.el7.rf.x86\_64.rpm /tmp/. >     when: not st.stat.exists    - name: Copy httpdate rpm      copy:        src: /tmp/htpdate-1.1.0-1.el7.rf.x86\_64.rpm        dest: /tmp ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_McPherson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/dave_mcpherson/32/6973_2.png) [@Dave\_McPherson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dave_McPherson)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scp-from-ansible-server-to-managed-host/31450/3 "2019-10-10T19:46:09Z")
Thank you for that clarification. The copy: mdule works as you described. Dave