The SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) provides secure file transfer functions using the same infrastructure used by the Secure Shell protocol. It can be seen as a secure replacement for FTP.
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how to set the sftp -s subsystem option in a configuration file
The sftp command supports a subsystem option (-s) which allows the remote user to select the remote sftp-server executable, and optionally upgrade to sudo in the process like so;
sftp -s ...
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Is there a way to 'authorize' a command typed in by a user?
is there a way we can authorize a command typed by a user before it takes effect?
For example, when a user types cp file1 file2, the command will not be executed and a root / root-equivalent user ...
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can not sftp: returns 128 “is the sftp server running”
I can ssh to my EC2 instance (amazon linux) (same user, from same machine, same certificate) however I can no longer use sftp.
Logging in via WinScp (via my windows7 box) for SFTP used to work, but ...
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Restricting an SSH/SCP/SFTP user to a directory
Is there a simple way to restrict an SCP/SFTP user to a directory? All methods that I've come across require me to set a chroot jail up by copying binaries, but I don't think that should be necessary.
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While setting up SFTP between *nix servers, is the intial handshake optional?
I setup SFTP between *nix servers as follows:
Generate the Public key on the sending server by running the below command:
[user1@server1] $ /usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 1024
Then copy ...
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Using nohup on Solaris 10
I need to transfer a large number of files over SFTP (only between Solaris servers) which takes a very long time. I cannot keep my PC on for this duration. I tried:
nohup sftp server1
While the ...
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Set up chroot for LDAP users in RHEL6
I have been working on this for 2 days now and am about to give up so someone please help.
I have a Red Hat 6 server joined to my active directory domain. Logins work just fine under normal ...
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Using Filezilla to upload files to remote server under a proxy server
I am using Filezilla to upload files to my web server. I am under a proxy server of my college. I edited FTP proxy in Filezilla Settings. However, it shows the following error :-
Status: Selected ...
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Creating a Safe Web Server
Web server hosts multiple websites. Multiple users update each website.
User home directory
/home/user1
/home/user2
Web directory
/var/www/site1
/var/www/site2
Each user uses SFTP to upload ...
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I'm only allowing pubkey auth via ssh. How can I still log in with password?
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
egrep -i 'Pubkey|Password|Listen' /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep -v '^#'
ListenAddress 0.0.0.0
PermitRootLogin without-password
PubkeyAuthentication yes
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how to configure VSFTPD for sftp?
I have installed sftpd utility on fedora 10 to restrict users to there (chroot) home directories. It works fine when i use ftp prompt to connect. However it does not work when i connect using SFTP.
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Unable to transfer files via SFTP when using a normal user account
I'm unable to transfer files via WINSCP>sftp to a GNU/Linux server. When transferring a file using root account, there's no problem. However, when I transfer using another account, the file being ...
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How can I make a shared directory accessible by SFTP?
I have set up an sftp account in /home/sam, created a group sftp, and added the user sam in it. i gave chown sam:sftp /home/sam for the user to perform operations in that directory.
Now I have ...
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Making ChrootDirectory directory writable by SFTP user
If a user logs into a machine via SFTP, one can make use of ChrootDirectory keyword to give an illusion that user is in a root directory. But that directory is only writable by root user. I would love ...
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sftp gives an error: “Received message too long” and what is the reason?
I was able to do sftp yesterday to a RHEL 5.4 box (RedHat) and today I can't.
The message is "Received message too long 778199411", and after some investigation, it was due to my RHEL box's .bashrc ...
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Limit bandwidth SFTP user
Is there any possibility to limit the bandwidth of an SFTP user? My server has an upload of ~500kb/s and I don't want to 'spend' it all on one user
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Sftp interface to Scp
I have a linux based router that doesn't have the SFTP server installed. More specifically, when I sftp user@ipaddress I get a sh: /user/libexec/sftp-server: not found error. My interest isn't trying ...
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What's the difference between SFTP, SCP and FISH protocols?
I used to think SCP is a tool to copy files over SSH, and copying files over SSH is called SFTP, which is itself a synonym to FISH.
But now as I was looking for a Total Commander plugin to do this in ...
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sftp a file using shell script
I have read through several threads (which have been helpful) and I'm still getting an error when trying to sftp a file (client wants it to be sftp'ed)
Here is the script:
#!/bin/bash
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Automated SFTP upload with curl
I want a file to be uploaded daily to remote server using automated ftp command. Can someone please help me on this below command to check whether it's right or wrong?
curl -Tu username:password ...
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Script to get file from SFTP and run it
We have 5 servers running our code: A, B , C, D and E.
From a local machine, we sftp the file to A. Then
ssh id@A
su - applicationname
sftp id@A
get <file>
bye
tar -xzf <file>
logout
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How to send multiple commands to sftp using one line
The following command sends one command to sftp using one line:
sftp -o PasswordAuthentication=no user@host" <<<"lcd /home"
How to send multiple lines to sftp using one line. Is there a ...
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Can't copy/move between filesystems with SFTP
Are there any limitations on SFTP that prevents a user from copying between filesystems? I have a SLES with SFTP, and users can't copy/move files between filesystems, even when the target is chmod ...
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Specific directory permission for one user using sftp
My web server structure looks like this:
/Home/User/Public_Html/Website_one
/Website_two
/Website_three/Directory_one
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Uploading directories with sftp?
I'm having some trouble uploading directories(which contain other directories a few levels deep) by sftp. I realize I could work around this by gzipping, but I don't see why that's necessary.
Anyway, ...
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I uninstalled vsftpd, but I can still connect with sftp
I installed vsftpd and was in the process of configuring it. When I sent the vsftpd server stop command:
sudo service vsftpd stop
I received:
stop: Unknown instance
So I went ahead and ...
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Safety of SMB versus SFTP
I have a server with OpenSSH enabled. I use it to make distant backups. I mainly use rsync over SSH and SFTP. I understood that these protocols are quite safe.
I am interested in enabling Samba share ...
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SFTP: give user access to folder outside home
I have a machine running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with OpenSSH server installed. I have created a user with a jailed home account.
When I log in with the user's account, I can only access his home (duh).
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Does the SFTP server accept passwords at all?
I'm trying to connect to a sftp server via sftp USERNAME@SERVERNAME. Whatever I do, I get "Permission denied (publickey)." Googling doesn't help as everybody recommends switching to key-based ...
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qemu: how to access host via sftp
I started a guest vm with
qemu-system-x86_64 -net user -net nic -redir tcp:10022::22 -m 500 -hda op.img
From the guest, I'm able to ssh the host machine, but can't connect via sftp
The command I ...
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Can directory listing be disabled for sftp?
A question arose in a group discussion: Can directory listing be disabled for sftp while still retaining read and write access?
We are using openssh on ubuntu server 11.02 if that helps.
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SFTP and sudo using Windows client?
I want to download files from a linux system using a windows client. While there are many SFTP clients I am having the problem, that I need to access files where I need to be root. On the linux system ...
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kio sftp does not work but fish works
If I try to initiate an sftp connection from dolphin (or konquerer),
it tells me the password is wrong and asks me for the correct password.
Incorrect username or password Do you want to retry?
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Start SSH session in some other directory than their home directory and lock them there
I've set up a SSH server which I've let some friends log into, both via SSH and FileZilla. I put a symbolic link to two hard drives in their home directories so that they could access some files. This ...
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Why does sftp hide the log from stdout?
I have a script a.sh, which has an sftp command:
echo "Starting to sftp..."
sftp xxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx << END_SCRIPT
ls
mput *.csv.gz
bye
END_SCRIPT
echo "Sftp successfully."
If I run it ...
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Can selinux log an application owner name?
So I've set up selinux to log all file access operations in a certain directory. Here's some sample log output when doing an ls from sftp:
type=AVC msg=audit(1338465611.221:356): avc: granted { ...
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SFTP server on RHEL6 disconnects on ls
I've followed the steps outlined here to create a chrooted sftp environment. Everything works great EXCEPT for the command ls. When I do an ls, with any of the flags, I get disconnected ...
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SFTP with Mysql user pass instead of PAM
Is there a way for people to log onto a debian server via sftp using just mysql database table as authentaction. IE not adding a user to the system?
I know it can be done over ftp and TLS but i ...
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Using sftp to Transfer a Directory?
When I try to use sftp to transfer a directory containing files, I get an error message:
skipping non-regular file directory_name
The directory contains a couple of files and two subdirectories.
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How do I use sftp to get a directory and all its contents?
When I try to use the command get from sftp, I get the error saying that it is not a normal file. Is there a way around this?
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Suggestions for a Linux distribution for a dedicated SFTP server
I have a desktop which has more than 16GB of memory that I want to dedicate as an SFTP server. Many people have suggested that I install Linux, so I have decided to go with Linux. I am puzzled and ...
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Disable direct login for normal users (like oracle) in linux but allow scp and sftp?
Is it possible to disable direct login for normal users (like oracle) in linux but allow scp and sftp for that use?
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Setting up a user for sftp acces into a sub directory of another users home directory
An interesting problem.
The broader goal is to setup a directory that one of our clients can sftp into (via ssh keys, not user/pass combination) and upload files. This directory will need to be ...
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How do I transfer multiple files with a common suffix and prefix using an offset?
I have thousands of files whose names are of the form:
sequence_1_0001.hmf
sequence_1_0002.hmf
sequence_1_0003.hmf
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sequence_1_0001.jpg
sequence_1_0002.jpg
sequence_1_0003.jpg
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Why is it possible to leave CHROOT with this config?
I'm trying to create the user lenny, that has read and write permissions in the folder /home/lenny/ and has no shell but only access via SFTP. I'm doing the following:
useradd lenny
mkdir /home/lenny
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How to connect through sftp to a non-standard port on Midnight Commander?
In Midnight Commander one can make an SFTP connection to a remote machine using:
cd #sh:yourusername@example.com:/home/username/
How can this be done when the remote machine is using a non-standard ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 SFTP chroot jail problem
I am creating a SFTP server with Chroot Jail. The problem is user cannot log into the home directory. I need to keep ChrootDirectory value to one directory above the user's home directory ...
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Monitoring the OpenSSH sFTP process?
Is there a way to monitor the current status of my sFTP process from my Debian server?
I'm looking from something similar to top or netstat that will give me the status/progress of activities ...
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Why am I getting a “Listing remote folder failed” error when I try to connect with SFTP?
I set up SFTP, but I have a problem regarding iptables. Here are my rules:
A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 21 -j ACCEPT
A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m ...
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SSH Do not connect even with publickeys installed
I'm trying to connect two servers. I got the id_dsa.pub key from user john from server A and paste into authorized_keys of user mike from server B.
Then I tried to connect from server A to server B ...
