Move files to running disposable VM

[ralf_meyer]

Hello,

I want to move files to a running disposable VM which I use for browsing.
I need to upload files with my browser and I don’t see how I can access them from my disposable VM.

When I try to copy the file through “Copy to VM” there, it does not work.
Is there a way to accomplish this?

Thanks

[ppc]

@ralf_meyer

When I try to copy the file through “Copy to VM” there, it does not work.

are you copy file to disp(some number)?

[ralf_meyer]

@ppc

are you copy file to disp(some number)?

That does not seem to be an option in the drop down menu when I right click and try to “Copy to VM”.
I can only pick Target: Disposable VM (whonix-ws-16), not the running one specifically.
It does not work like this, unfortunately.

Is there a terminal command I could use?

[ppc]

@ralf_meyer

Is there a terminal command I could use?

let’s try to fix the gui first
screenshot?

[ppc]

anyway, if you can’t screenshot, here the command

How to copy and move files

you could also use dom0 method

qvm-copy-to-vm <target_vm> <file>

[rustybird]

@ralf_meyer

@ppc

are you copy file to disp(some number)?

That does not seem to be an option in the drop down menu when I right click and try to “Copy to VM”.
I can only pick Target: Disposable VM (whonix-ws-16), not the running one specifically.

An existing disp1234 is not going to be listed at the top like “Disposable VM (something-dvm)” - those entries are for spawning a new DisposableVM based on something-dvm. Look further down, as if it was a normal VM starting with the letter d.

[necker]

This is for moving from dom0 to domU.

For copying from domU to domU qvm-copy is used in the source VM terminal. example:

qvm-copy <targetVM> /path/to/file.txt

However, this results in the same GUI popup that requires mouse interaction. There are ways to modify policy settings in dom0 to allow domU qvm-copy commands but I couldn’t get them to work in 4.1. Maybe I need to restart Qubes?

[ralf_meyer]

@ppc

anyway, if you can’t screenshot, here the command

How to copy and move files | Qubes OS

you could also use dom0 method

qvm-copy-to-vm <target_vm> <file>

Hey, I prefer not to take screenshots of my system for the general public.
The drop down menu displays all templates and VMs excluding the currently running disposable VMs.

When I try this terminal command

qvm-copy-to-vm disp88 sample.pdf

This happens:

user@host:~$ qvm-copy-to-vm disp88 sample.pdf
qvm-copy-to-vm/qvm-move-to-vm tools are deprecated,
use qvm-copy/qvm-move to avoid typing target qube name twice
Request refused

When I use qvm-copy, as the terminal suggests:
The command results in the same GUI popup that requires mouse interaction, as @necker said.

[ppc]

so did it solved?
because you put your anonymity too high, i can’t help you further if it won’t work

[necker]

Do you know how to use terminal from domU to domU without the need for a mouse/GUI window?

[necker]

@ralf_meyer This might help if you are using Qubes 4.0

Newb Cron Question

Yes, it is possible. You just need to change the qrexe policy file in /etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.Filecopy and add: [src_vm] [target_vm] allow where [src_vm] is the VM where you want to copy the files to and [target_vm] the one you want to copy them to. But I encourage you to read the documentation on Qubes RPC Policies Files as changing them has security implications:

There is a different way to do it in 4.1 but I can’t find it right how. Neither method worked for me though.

[necker]

Here it is…

Qvm-copy-to-vm without prompt policy in domU?

In 4.1, you would add this to dom0’s /etc/qubes/policy.d/30-user.policy: qubes.Filecopy * srcvm destvm allow In 4.0, if I remember correctly, you would add this to dom0’s /etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.Filecopy (or create it if it doesn’t exist): srcvm destvm allow In srcvm, you can then run qvm-copy-to-vm destvm file1 file2 without a prompt.

(but again, I’m running 4.1 and I and the above did not work)