Questions tagged [ftp]
File Transfer Protocol is a standard network protocol used to transfer data across TCP-based networks between hosts.
2,506
questions
0
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Copying windows shared folder files on unix into Unix
I am on a unix box with Sun OS 5.0. Now I have a shared folder on a Windows server on my LAN. I have some files on Windows to be copied into my unix by running a script on unix itself. So windows box ...
- 101
0
votes
5
answers
1k
views
Simple and secure alternatives to FTP
I have a small Win2003 server that I need to allow remote file uploads. It is behind a router with port forwarding. Is there something simpler than setting up FTP on IIS and making the necessary ...
- 23
0
votes
2
answers
806
views
FTP over SSH (not SFTP?) when files are on third server not SSH server
I have a machine A.
From it, I can SSH to machine B.
Machine B can FTP to machine C.
I want to download files from C, onto A.
I do not have access from A to C directly.
Port 20 and 21
...
- 194
0
votes
3
answers
4k
views
On Git Push to one server, also pull the pushed files using ftp?
Sorry if the title is confusing...
So, we have 2 servers. A Root Server for internal Stuff (GitLab, etc) and one managed server where we don't have SSH. Just Plesk and FTP.
So basically, I git push ...
- 21
0
votes
1
answer
4k
views
FTPS on IIS 8.5 Error on Command: LIST
I'm trying to configure FTP over SSL on my server. I added an FTP site in IIS and followed the wizard, setting the bindings and certificate. However when I try to connect to the server using FileZilla ...
- 35
0
votes
2
answers
741
views
Access to multiple FTP servers through a firewall
I have 4 web servers for different tasks, behind a firewall. I have a single public IP and I want to connect to my servers with FTP with this IP. I tried to use a different port but no results.
So my ...
- 143
0
votes
2
answers
5k
views
SFTP: Turn off Pageant to force password instead of public key
I'm trying to SFTP to a server with a username and password supplied to me by a client but I keep getting Disconnected: No supported authentication methods available (server sent: publickey). I'm on ...
- 117
0
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Is FTP and SFTP connection same
The developer who setup this is no longer working with us now. I' am trying to connect to my server through SFTP Example: sftp://127.0.0.1, it doesn't connect. But when I use ftp:// as my host then it ...
- 103
0
votes
1
answer
7k
views
Understand FTP; Active/Passive with Firewalls and NAT [closed]
I have some basic questions about FTP with firewalls and NAT, I hope someone could help me :)
I split them up in different scenarios:
Active FTP without NAT
Setup:
Server 1.2.3.4, Default ports; ...
0
votes
2
answers
1k
views
SFTP - username/password instead of cert (vsFTPd)
Is it possible to configure vsFTPd or other server to use (1) SFTP over port 22 (2) be encrypted but only require username and password. What is the "https" equivalent in the SFTP world. I don't want ...
- 103
0
votes
1
answer
465
views
FTP: Why have linefeeds been converted to carriage returns?
I'm running a RHEL machine that was, by default, running vsftpd, the very secure ftp daemon. Due to its lack of configuration and symlink support, I've switched to pure-ftpd.
I noticed that files ...
- 211
0
votes
2
answers
2k
views
ftp directory upload
I am uploading data from a hosting server to an FTP server. There are many folders inside the main folder that I'm trying to send via FTP. put/wput won't work for me because they only handle ...
- 513
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Debian: sftp-server still running after removing vsftpd?
After i removed vsftpd from my new vserver with debian5, there is still some process called sftp-server running and managing ftp-connection.
How can i turn that off? Where does it came from?
...
- 13
0
votes
1
answer
222
views
Does vsftpd requires apache to work?
My friend and I have two identical CentOS 5 VPSs from the same hosting provider, his using Apache and mine using Nginx. He followed this tutorial and vsftpd worked. He tried to install vsftpd on my ...
- 869
0
votes
3
answers
2k
views
FTP server that logs failed password attempts
I'm looking for a FTP server that logs failed password attempts in clear text. The thing is that I've lost a password which is saved in my FTP client but it is encrypted obviously. What I wanted to do ...
- 753
0
votes
5
answers
7k
views
FTP timing out after login
For some reasons I cant access any of my accounts on my dedicated server via FTP. It simply times out when it tried to display the directories.
Heres a log from FileZila...
Status: Resolving address ...
Imran
0
votes
4
answers
296
views
FTP server with a 50Mb connection
We are moving our FTP server to a data center, which will have a 50Mb pipe to the internet. Will our customers see a an increase in file upload speed once we have moved? What is unclear to me is if ...
- 163
0
votes
2
answers
829
views
Fault when setting up FTP server under XP
I am trying to set up a FTP server under Windows XP.
Everything works fine with FireFox, but not with GetRight or IE.
Any ideas on how I can get it working with IE and GetRight?
System Setup
I've ...
- 1,150
0
votes
2
answers
704
views
Why does port 20 work for FTP Active Mode?
I was reading: Why port 20 is not used for data channel in FTP passive mode?
Where one answer says:
If you were to connect to the same port (20) every time, the server
would not be able to tell, what ...
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Reverse proxy FTP traffic to Docker containers based on hostaname? [duplicate]
Is there any way to reverse proxy FTP (or SFTP) connections as you can do with HTTP traffic? I already have working setup fot HTTP connections with nginx-proxy and I was wondering if I can route the ...
- 11
0
votes
1
answer
223
views
Backup & Restore Large Files in Windows Server 2008
Using Windows Server 2008 R2. I am in the process of rebuilding this server, and need to backup the existing D: partition which is currently 2TB (500,000+ files).
I don't need to backup the system ...
- 429
0
votes
1
answer
5k
views
Ports for FTP passive mode
I opened from firewall port 21 for FTP on Google Cloud Engine but I can only connect via active mod to FTP. I want to use passive mod too.
According to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24566692/...
google-cloud-platform
0
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Alternative to FTP
I'm now teaching data bases and all my students get access to a virtual machine running ubuntu. They use FTP as the main way of connecting to the server and uploading their PHP files.
Last time I was ...
0
votes
1
answer
157
views
looking for ftp client or web browser which can assign network interface
Does anyone know of an ftp client (or web browser), which allows me to specify (or assign) a network interface explicitly (like eth1 for example) during usage? Something for Linux would be good.
- 371
0
votes
1
answer
83
views
Remote client trying to connect to vsftpd in CentoOS returning Connection refused
I'm trying to configure the ftp service in my server. Everything seems in place, but the client always gets this response: Connection refused.
This is the content of my iptables file
# Generated by ...
- 238
0
votes
4
answers
7k
views
FTP Server port multiple connections
I have been asked 2 questions, and I'm unsure of the answers.
*Suppose there is an FTP server on port 21 of a PC X. Is it possible for 2 different Pc's (Y and Z) to simultaneously have a connection ...
- 101
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Blocking port 21 causes outgoing FTP to fail
I recently migrated our server away from using FTP to exclusively SFTP. I would like to block port 21 in the firewall now that it is not needed for incoming FTP connections. However, when I did this,...
- 653
0
votes
2
answers
2k
views
I have a Windows 2008 R2 Amazon EC2 server, it can't ls via ftp client, what do I have to do to fix that?
I have a Windows 2008 R2 Amazon EC2 and it needs to download a file from an external server via ftp. The file name is different everyday so I have to ls and then get the newest file. ls fails:
[...
0
votes
5
answers
12k
views
Permission Denied for FTP User
I have an FTP user whose default is /root/ftpuser
This user can login fine. The user is the owner of the directory & the directory is even set to 777 permissions.
But the user can't upload ...
- 111
0
votes
2
answers
625
views
Bash script for setting up FTP
Is it possible / any recommendations on writing a shell script to automate the process of creating a new user/ftp user:
Currently the process:
sudo useradd -d /ftp-files/user-a -m user-a
sudo ...
- 1,177
0
votes
2
answers
6k
views
CentOS Opening FTP port?
I'm not a server guru, just about know how to edit php.ini and few other bits, however I've been given a VPS to work with and keep getting connection refused when trying to connect to FTP,
Googled ...
0
votes
5
answers
9k
views
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 ...
- 119
0
votes
3
answers
3k
views
FTP file attributes security - what is "normal"?
I discovered some of my htaccess files had the file attribute "777". It was changed by a bot i think and redirected my site. I have now set it to "644" which should be safe (or please correct me).
I ...
- 101
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
IIS 7.5 add ftp site on subdomain
I am running IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit. I want to setup an ftp site for a specific domain. (ftp.mydomain.com)
Basic authentication is enabled.
I tried adding a specific Authorization ...
- 133
0
votes
3
answers
9k
views
Why does FTP use two ports [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why was the FTP protocol designed to use more than one port?
I know FTP uses two ports, one for commands and other for data transfer. Is there any specific reason or any ...
- 31
0
votes
2
answers
8k
views
PROFTPD - Why permissions denied?
I have installed proftpd on my server, I tried to connect to the server but I get LOGIN INCORRECT. I have seen the log and I found this:
Apr 26 13:02:39 vmi**** proftpd[16738] vmi*****.*********....
- 11
0
votes
2
answers
412
views
vsftp on centos
I have trouble login to a centos box using root, password is correct, I suspect it's a file permission issue, how do I resolve this?
Response: 220 (vsFTPd 2.0.5)
Command: USER root
Response: ...
- 1,125
0
votes
2
answers
7k
views
Setting up PGP FTP
I have a situation where I need to setup a FTP server with PGP encryption. Currently I use FileZilla w/ SSL, but in this case we are required to use PGP.
Any recommended products/procedures from ...
- 1,441
0
votes
2
answers
321
views
Appropriate to use www-data over FTP to restore backups?
I have a a script to automatically backup my WordPress database and files, and another to restore them over FTP. I'm setting up the FTP server and trying to decide which user to allow FTP access. I ...
- 103
0
votes
4
answers
5k
views
Client Side IPTABLES rule to allow active ftp
What iptables rules do I need client side to allow active ftp.
I currently unable to connect to ftp via active mode when iptables is running, however if I stop IPTABLES everything works fine. Passive ...
user60752
0
votes
2
answers
83
views
Looking for a specific FTP server [closed]
Hey I am looking for an FTPD that I can run on ubuntu 10.04 that I can automate user creation and deletion via php scripts. I also need to be able to point the users to a specific ftp directory ...
- 143
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Help on writing Linux script to backup and ftp files to another server
I am using MySQL as the database system for my application on a Linux system. Every week I update the system and take backups (mysqldump) of the databases changed (2 databases). I then .tar.gz them ...
TMM
0
votes
4
answers
4k
views
how to automatically and periodically upload a file from a windows machine to a unix server?
i have 2 csv files on my windows xp machine that i want to transfer to a unix server every hour (because the 2 files are updated every 30min).
so i search on the web and i found this possibility: to ...
daria
0
votes
3
answers
322
views
FTP server configuration
I am configuring VsFTPd 2.2.2 server on Debian 5.0.
I want user after login can see and edit just two dirs:
/home/user/
/var/www/project1/
/var/www/project2/
Possible solutions
I can Chroot user ...
irolla
0
votes
2
answers
137
views
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 ...
- 119
0
votes
4
answers
509
views
Win32 software to sync a file system to a FTP server using checksums?
The simple question is how do you sync a Windows file system to an FTP destination periodically while never checking the destination for change unless something bad happens and not relying on file ...
- 237
0
votes
1
answer
5k
views
Getting modified year of file via FTP
I want to compare the modified date of a local file and the equivalent file on a remote FTP site (via FTP, no SSH access). I'm using Python's ftplib btw. The only way I can find to get the remote ...
- 213
0
votes
2
answers
354
views
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How can I create an FTP folder on my Plesk webserver that will be accessible from everyone without authentification? [closed]
I have a webserver running under Plesk 8.6 and I'd like to create a folder on it,
where people can drop files and load files, accessible via FTP, but without login.
The rest of the files and folders ...
- 1,002
0
votes
2
answers
107
views
recovering FTP password
The password for the ftp server is displaying as incorrect. It seems like someone has changed it. Is there any way of finding out what the password is?
Sophie