Lack of information when `copy-files` fails

[morphis]

I am trying to copy files into a multipass VM via

$ multipass copy-files $HOME/Downloads/drive-download-20180702T095043Z-001.zip binder-test:/home/ubuntu

It fails all the time with copy-files failed: ssh:. Entering the VM with multipass shell binder-test works.

Using revision 334 of the mutlipass snap and tracking the beta channel.

[Saviq]

@morphis we switched to a dedicated multipass user so /home/ubuntu doesn't exist.

multipass copy-files $HOME/Downloads/drive-download-20180702T095043Z-001.zip binder-test: should work fine.

[morphis]

@Saviq ah great, didn't noticed that. What is with VMs created before that change?

[Saviq]

@morphis old instances keep the ubuntu name and should work fine. Just don't hardcode /home/ubuntu (or /home/multipass for that matter!) in your scripts, mounts and file copies are always relative to $HOME inside the instance.

[albaguirre]

#389 improves error messaging around ssh commands.