Set-SFTPFile : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

[TLA50]

I am trying to upload a csv file to a sftp site, but keep getting this error. "Set-SFTPFile : Object reference not set to an instance of an object."

My code is below.

Set the credentials

$Password = ConvertTo-SecureString 'BlahBlah' -AsPlainText -Force
$Credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ('UserNAME', $Password)

Set local file path, SFTP path, and the backup location path which I assume is an SMB path

$FilePath = "C:\Temp\MY_CSV_FILE.csv"
$SftpPath = '/'
$SmbPath = 'C:\temp\Backup'

Set the IP of the SFTP server

$SftpIp = 'sftp.place.co.uk'

Load the Posh-SSH module

Import-Module Posh-SSH

Establish the SFTP connection

$ThisSession = New-SSHSession -ComputerName $SftpIp -AcceptKey $Credential

Upload the file to the SFTP path

Set-SFTPFile -SessionId ($ThisSession).SessionId -LocalFile $FilePath -RemotePath $SftpPath

#Disconnect all SFTP Sessions
Get-SFTPSession | % { Remove-SFTPSession -SessionId ($_.SessionId) }

Copy the file to the SMB location

Copy-Item -Path $FilePath -Destination $SmbPath

[darkoperator]

Ould you try set-sftpitem? That cmdlet is deprecated and replaced by sftpitem

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On Oct 27, 2019, at 12:07 AM, TLA50 ***@***.***> wrote:  I am trying to upload a csv file to a sftp site, but keep getting this error. "Set-SFTPFile : Object reference not set to an instance of an object." My code is below. Set the credentials $Password = ConvertTo-SecureString 'BlahBlah' -AsPlainText -Force $Credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ('UserNAME', $Password) Set local file path, SFTP path, and the backup location path which I assume is an SMB path $FilePath = "C:\Temp\MY_CSV_FILE.csv" $SftpPath = '/' $SmbPath = 'C:\temp\Backup' Set the IP of the SFTP server $SftpIp = 'sftp.place.co.uk' Load the Posh-SSH module Import-Module Posh-SSH Establish the SFTP connection $ThisSession = New-SSHSession -ComputerName $SftpIp -AcceptKey $Credential Upload the file to the SFTP path Set-SFTPFile -SessionId ($ThisSession).SessionId -LocalFile $FilePath -RemotePath $SftpPath #Disconnect all SFTP Sessions Get-SFTPSession | % { Remove-SFTPSession -SessionId ($_.SessionId) } Copy the file to the SMB location Copy-Item -Path $FilePath -Destination $SmbPath — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.

[dbrennand]

I am experiencing the same issue. For both Set-SFTPFile and Set-SFTPItem.

Set-SFTPItem : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

This could be linked to issue #37.

[darkoperator]

What is the remote server? Need to be able to replicate the issue

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On Feb 27, 2020, at 8:15 AM, dbrennand ***@***.***> wrote:  I am experiencing the same issue. For both Set-SFTPFile and Set-SFTPItem. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.

[dbrennand]

It looks like the function isn't working correctly when passing a -SessionId with an active SSH session using New-SSHSession.

I fixed my issue by creating a SFTPSession using New-SFTPSession. Then passing that object directly into New-SFTPItem and Set-SFTPItem.

Here is my working code:

 
$Test = New-SFTPSession -ComputerName "Someip" -AcceptKey -KeyFile "somekeyfilepath" -Credential $Credential -Verbose:($PSBoundParameters["Verbose"] -eq $true) -ErrorAction "Stop"

New-SFTPItem -SFTPSession $Test -Path "Path to file" -ItemType "File"
Set-SFTPItem -SFTPSession $Test -Destination "somedestination" -Path "somefile" -Force -Verbose:($PSBoundParameters["Verbose"] -eq $true) -ErrorAction "Stop"

[darkoperator]

PS C:\Users\carlos\Documents\Posh-SSH\Release> New-SFTPSession -ComputerName 192.168.1.213 -Credential carlos

SessionId  Host                                                                                Connected
---------  ----                                                                                ---------
    0      192.168.1.213                                                                          True


PS C:\Users\carlos\Documents\Posh-SSH\Release> Get-SFTPSession -SessionId 0

SessionId  Host                                                                                Connected
---------  ----                                                                                ---------
    0      192.168.1.213                                                                          True


PS C:\Users\carlos\Documents\Posh-SSH\Release> New-SFTPItem -SessionId 0 -Path /tmp/test.tx -ItemType file


FullName       : /tmp/test.tx
LastAccessTime : 2/27/2020 9:21:13 PM
LastWriteTime  : 2/27/2020 9:21:13 PM
Length         : 0
UserId         : 1000



PS C:\Users\carlos\Documents\Posh-SSH\Release> Set-SFTPItem -SessionId 0 -Destination /tmp -Path C:\deploy.ps1
VERBOSE: Uploading C:\deploy.ps1 to /tmp

Could I be missing something? this is against a Ubuntu system running Open-SSH.

[dbrennand]

Try using New-SFTPItem with an object created from New-SSHSession.

[darkoperator]

Should be New-SFTPSession and not New-SSHSession, SSH and SFTP are different sessions

[dbrennand]

Ok, but the documentation to me implies that New-SSHSession can be used. It just says to use -SessionId. I interpreted this as being able to use New-SSHSession.

[darkoperator]

SessionId is generic 🤷‍♂️ Further down you can see the object type is sftp. Can I close the ticket?

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On Mar 3, 2020, at 5:36 AM, dbrennand ***@***.***> wrote:  Ok, but the documentation to me implies that New-SSHSession can be used. It just says to use -SessionId. I interpreted this as being able to use New-SSHSession. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.