def scpPut(self, localFile, host, remoteFile, user=None):
"""
copy a file to remote host . similar as 'scp localfile host:remotefile'
:param str localFile: path of local File. absolute or relative (depending where you are)
:param str host: the IP address of the remote host where to copy
:param str remoteFile: path of remote file (absolute) or in homedir if relative
:param str user: login. user=None means 'root'
:return: False if localFile does not exist, else True
:rtype: bool
NB : At least one getClient() must have been executed before calling this proc
i.e. connection is already stored in self._connections
>>> sshMngr.scpPut('/tmp/tototo', LX4SI3, '/tmp/tototo', user='******')
"""
userSsh = 'root' if user is None else user
client = self.getClient(host, user=userSsh)
scpClient = SCPClient(client.get_transport())
scpClient.socket_timeout = 1000.0
if os.path.isfile(localFile):
LOGGER.trace("scpClient.put(%s, %s) to %s@%s", localFile, remoteFile,
userSsh, host)
scpClient.put(localFile, remoteFile)
return True
else:
return False
