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Using FTP to delete files from remote server:

I am using this to remove file from remote server sshpass -p $SERVER_PASSWORD ssh $SERVER_IP 'find '$SERVER_PATH_TO_REMOVE_BACKUP' -maxdepth 1 -type d -mtime +10 -exec rm -rf {} \;' I want to use ...
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Setting up ssh on Debian to allow some users log in with ldap

I have a server in which users can't login via ssh but can upload files by sftp. This server has an ldap database of users and ssh and sftp are configured with the ldap, so none of the ldap users ...
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Connecting through another FTP [closed]

I have some very large files I'd like to transfer to my new dedicated server from a shared hosting account. I'm wondering if it's possible, using Ubuntu Server, to connect to the other FTP (which ...
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Using SFTP client to TAR files instead of terminal [closed]

Whenever I SSH into terminal, I always seem to screw something up. It would be a lot simpler if I was able to zip/tar files using an FTP application - does this exist?
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Simplest way to jail users for git [closed]

I'd like to create a couple user accounts on my server such that the users can check out a specific git repository. Ideally, the user would not be able to gain access to a shell or copy any files ...
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Setup SFTP vsftpd on Centos 5 with chroot

I would to like to restrict a user to certain directory(ies) but also allow to use SFTP for transfer. I looked at the answers provided to similar questions at: How do I setup SFTP for sites without ...
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Upload large database SQL file

I've a database of more than 20Gb of size on my hard disk. What is the best way to upload it with the least (money) load possible on the server? - I'm on Windows 7. - I have FTP and SSH access on ...
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Stopping user from gaining access to SSH after making FTP account

I am making users an FTP account on some remote servers, but i don't want them to have access to SSH, only FTP. How is this possible on Ubuntu, running pureftpd? Thanks.
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sftp/ssh failing after adding “Match group” clause

I am attempting to set up an sftp server on ubuntu/precise on EC2. I have been successful in adding a new user that can connect via ssh, however once I add the following clause: Match Group sftp ...
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Changing Apache files from a GUI [closed]

This is probable very basic, but is there a GUI for editing Apache files. By this I mean that, so far, I've been using terminal with ssh to change the files. I often make mistakes as it is hard to ...
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“No such file or directory exists”? [closed]

Ok, so I have this Virtual Dedicated Server laying around, and I thought I'd turn it into a game server. So, I used wget in PuTTy to download the Half-Life Game server installer package, but when I go ...
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Connection timeout when trying to SSH

The other day I tried to connect to my remote server via SSH as i always have. But now when I try to connect it just times out after about 60 seconds. I run service ssh start Which tells me that ...
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Is there a way to log who upload or change a spesific file? (centos) [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: My server’s been hacked EMERGENCY There is a file that keeps infected with this code. I can't figure out why. So I want to log who upload or change the file. Is there a ...
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262 views

Cant Login using SSH or Filezilla FTP

I had been using linode successfully for the last 3 months. The server OS is a Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. From a few hours, I am not able to login through SSH via putty. After I enter the username and ...
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186 views

FTP user without access to other folders

I'm a newbie with FTP/User permissions. I have a domain and a dedicated server. Lets say my domain is www.mysite.com All my files are inside httpd folder. I'd like to create a folder for a new user ...
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Can I configure VSFTPD to listen only to localhost?

I have a legacy app that needs FTP and cannot do SFTP. My solution is: put an FTP server in place using VSFTPD configure the firewall to accept port 21 connections only from localhost Set up an SSH ...
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SSH / TLS support for midnight commander?

Does anyone know if Midnight Commander could support FTP over TLS / SSH? One of our clients use Midnight Commander and we since we recently switch to explicit FTP over TLS (for security reasons) she ...
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How to delete massive files via ftp or ssh?

On my servers, one of the scripts that I have been using keeps creating the blank files at root and I haven't been noticed for more than over 6 months and now total files are created more than 500,000 ...
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Copying files SSH vs sFTP [closed]

I'm a bit of a unix noob, but this question seems super basic, yet I can't find an answer anywhere. Basically, to my knowledge, sFTP is just FTP over ssh. So, why can't I drag and drop files from ...
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267 views

What's faster: SFTP or FTP via SSH tunnel?

I find SFTP very slow in WinSCP, especially when many small files have to be transferred. Will FTP via SSH tunnel be faster?
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Modify a text file in server? [closed]

I need to modify the ape.conf file in my apache server. However when I access it through filezilla the file is read only. How do I modify it? Can I change permissions with SSH? Or what would be the ...
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131 views

Backup website with SSH to offsite location

I need to backup a website, but I am working within size constraints. I've tried the old tar -cpzf backup.tar.gz * but there isn't enough free space on the host to write the file. I have a few ...
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How to list all FTP usernames using SSH

I have a CentOS 5.5 server. How can I get a list of all the FTP users on the server using SSH?
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ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer

I've got an odd and urgent problem. I'm trying to connect to a vendor's ftp site. I have tried connecting from multiple places. I've found that I cannot connect from my production server1 but I can ...
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I lost access to my webserver with FTP and SSH, What can I do?

I have a weird issue, I've been using this webserver for months without problems, but this morning I accessed with FTP to move some files, and then every time that I wanted to download or upload files ...
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remote ftp connection from remote server via WinSCP or a windows program?

I have a new server. The hosting gives me a ftp account for backing up the main server. My problem is, I can only connect to this ftp account from the server. I don't like surfing inside folders via ...
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“Corrupted MAC on input. Packet Corrupt” on file transfer over SSH, SCP, and FTP on Linux Server

help on this would be great. Specs: LAMP server Linux OS - Debian 5.0.1 4x Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz Important Packages: openssl - SSL security iptables - firewall to block all requests ...
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1answer
502 views

Changing copssh default FTP root breaks RSA authentication

I have a question about copssh configuration. I want to change the home directory when a user logs in via SFTP but when I change the directory in the /etc/passwd file, I am no longer able to login ...
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COPSSH RSA only authentication connection problem

I am trying to setup an RSA Authentication only SSH/SFTP server. The SSH will be used primarily for RDC. Everything works just fine if I use password authentication. I am using Putty Key Generator to ...
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Remote file access

We're needing to provide remote (read/write) access to a number of files on our network to several users (some technical, some non-technical) who will be running Windows. The non technical users will ...
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Cannot connect via OpenSSH and FTP to my ubuntu server

Hello I have installed a webserver (ubuntu server 10.04) and it is connected to the internet. I can tell because the apache server apparently is working. But i can't get SSH or FTP to work. When I ...
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Make vsftpd accept simple ftp connections

...instead of sftp Right now ftp-ing to my server works great with sftp over port 22, but there are times when i'm on my home network and don't need the extra ssh layer. Also, I suspect that not being ...
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I setup vsftpd on ubuntu server on my ec2 instance, how to connect using SSH?

I connect to my ec2 instance using ssh so I don't have to login each time. I just installed vsftpd on the ubuntu server, but when I connect it obviously asks for my username and password. Since I ...
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FTP an entire folder via the command line

I'm looking so migrate some websites to a new server. I have SSH access to the current one but only FTP access to the new one. How can I via Centos and SSH copy entire folders to the new server via ...
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Change permission of files with the owner 'apache'

Hay, i have some files on my server with the owner set to "apache", I'm not quite sure how this happened. Anyway, i need to change the permission of these files to 0777 so i can download/edit them. ...
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How can I determine which ftp server is running on my ubuntu box

I can access my ubuntu box via ftp with username root and the same password I use for root ssh access. I can't seem to ftp into the box with other usernames that are fine via ssh. I've tried ...
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What a pros and cons of FTP vs SSH for file transfers?

Why to consider setting up an FTP service on a server when files transfers work fine by means of SSH (with Midnight Commander on a Lunux and FileZilla on a Windows client)? What are pros and cons of ...
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Serverlocation moved and how can I Move the files

I´ve a big problem. I have to move data from an old Webspace which is only accessibla by ftp. No we have a new root server which is accessible by ssh of course :-) No i Need to move all data from ...
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need to delete files owned by apache - unsure how to do that

Running apache on rhel server and sometimes I need to delete some files that I can not using my FTP program, because the FTP account I am logged into is not the apache user. I am on a Mac and there ...
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How to know the full path of a file using SSH?

I am beginner for SSH stuff but i want to dump a big sql file and for that i need to be able to navigate to the appropriate path in my hosting account. I managed to login to SSH and i typed pwdbut it ...
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Migrating to a new server

I was asked by a client to move a website to a new server. Normally I would make a local copy by downloading it and then uploading it to the new server after making any necessary configuration changes ...
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forward ssh and ftp with a reverse proxy (squid)

I already have a reverse proxy setup for HTTP, and im now looking to add ssh and ftp to it. i assume i can just copy the rules from the http list? how do i go about forwarding the requests? id like ...
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Mixed ftp ssh permission problem

I'm running a webserver and I've setup two groups. One with just me, and another with me and a collaborator. I've chmodded to 755 my htdocs folder and I gave a specifically "upload" dir the group ...
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secure methods to upload files to apache?

I 'm a web developer and I need to know which are the most popular and secure methods to upload my files to an Apache production server? I guess that ftp remains out of the list as the password is ...
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How can I map a SFTP to a Drive, natively in Windows

Today I saw that Vista and Win7 (which I am using) have the option to map ftp natively, according to this article: http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-map-a-ftp-to-a-drive-in-windows/ But I need to ...
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When IP aliasing how does the OS determine which IP address will be used as source for outbound TCP/IP connections?

I have a server running Ubuntu Server with four IP addresses aliased on a single NIC. eth0 192.168.1.100 eth0:0 192.168.1.101 eth0:1 192.168.1.102 eth0:2 192.168.1.103 (Using ...