I know you've already solved this problem, but a few tips I've learned along the way in case you - or anyone else - runs into this problem again: If only Bash

I know you've already solved this problem, but a few tips I've learned along the way in case you - or anyone else - runs into this problem again: If only Bash worked then you can use Bash's builtin TCP/IP stack[1][2] to transfer data (inc files)[1][2] [1] http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/tech-tip-tcpip-access-using-bash http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/tech-tip-tcpip-access-us... [2] http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/more-using-bashs-built-devtcp-file-tcpip http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/more-using-bashs-built-d... This is how I got around a similar problem as yourself regarding needing to get a file on a system which was severely locked down. Also you can get around the `chmod +x` problem by calling ld directly[3] [3] https://superuser.com/a/341471 https://superuser.com/a/341471