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# sk98859 - Automatic backups from Check Point machine to SCP server fails to transfer when SCP server runs on SUSE / openSUSE Linux

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk98859 |
| Date Created | 2014-03-19 |
| Last Modified | 2021-05-25 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82.20, R81.20, R82, R82.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * */var/log/messages* file shows that the automatic backup to the SCP server fails:
  `BACKUP operation failed. Details: Failed to transfer the package to the remote server: x.x.x.x` when SCP server runs on SUSE / openSUSE Linux.

* Manual SCP backups work as expected.

## Cause

The default configuration of *sshd* in SUSE / openSUSE Linux prevents the transfer.

## Solution

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