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how to make openssh ftp work on Windows
What is the correct way to set up sshwindows for SSH key authentication? Does the user need to be created in Windows first or can a login be inserted into passwd without a Windows equivalent?
I've ...
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SSH file transfers hang after ~700KB
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I'm scripting SFTP file transfers on a Windows 7 box in the field. When I transfer zip files larger than a megabyte or so, the transfer (and SSH) stops unexpectedly after about 700KB. The ...
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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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Meaning of “SFTP subsystem requests”
The following message showed up in my logwatch:
--------------------- SSHD Begin ------------------------
SFTP subsystem requests: 1 Time(s)
---------------------- SSHD End ...
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What are some secure alternatives to FTP?
This Hacker News story is all about the downsides of FTP. The only reason I might set up FTP is that it's easy.
I know about and use scp already, but sometimes I want to share files with someone ...
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Allow SFTP but disallow SSH?
I'm starting a very little hosting company for a few friends and little clients, nothing big.
I want to give my "clients" the right to manage their files on the server. I hate FTP as it is not secure ...
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setgid bit always unset when changing file permissions [migrated]
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i am a newbi so do not bear with me!
on openSuse Linux server
My Setup: OpenSuse 11.4 on the local machine!
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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?
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Protect SFTP Passwords
A number of non-technical users currently manage secure data with FileZilla on Windows. The SFTP credentials are broadly shared in the organization as a result.
I would like to centrally manage ...
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I can ssh and sftp to my server, but ncftp doesn't work
In addition to what's stated in the title, I'm also able to ncftp successfully into a different server. But on server A, I get this
Could not connect to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -- try again later: ...
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Enabling pecl ssh2 on Apache on a per virtualhost basis
I have installed the libssh2-devel RPM on Centos 5.7 to enable SFTP autoupdates of Wordpress. However, I only want this functionality to be available on certain virtualhosts. Is there a way I can do ...
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SFTP process timeout issue
I'm investigating a timeout issue with an SFTP process running on a remote server and noticed that our server's version of OpenSSH is 3.9 while the remote server is running version 4.3. Would this ...
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SFTP and FileZilla - Connection closed by server with exitcode 128
This was working well until a couple of days ago. I can't recall having done anything to the server leading it to start closing the connection. Also I have no idea what exitcode 128 means, and can't ...
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Is it possible to block users from leaving their home directory?
I'm creating a webserver, and I will have many users ssh/sftp into it. All they need to do is within their home directory, for example, /home/user/.
Many people have told me to use chroot, but it ...
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SFTP authentication with credentials in Wordpress MySQL database?
I'm trying to find a solution that will allow for a user to connect to a server via SFTP using a provided username/key combination (stored in a Wordpress installation's MySQL database), without ...
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How to fix the Proftpd issues for SFTP?
I have installed proftpd in Centos Server, mainly for secured ftp access.
But, frequently, the user are able to access the sftp server.
When i check the current process information for each FTP ...
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How to use a local (OSX) editor to edit remote (RHEL) files?
What's an easy way to be able to edit remote files such as bash scripts? Currently I'm using Vim on the server, but that's obviously not ideal, particularly when lag is noticeable.
On Windows, I'd ...
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How to access filenames with accents (show up as ?) on Apache server?
I manage a website that is based on directory listings (dessin.acswift.com).
The website is in French, and many of the urls contain accents:
/leçon 1 - identification & vocabulaire.html
I ...
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How long does it take to modify the permissions of /home/?
So I am using Transmit.app for my SFTP client and I changed permissions in /home/ and pressed the "Apply to Enclosed..." option as well. So essentially it is applying the desired permission to every ...
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How do I give a user FTP access?
I needed to create a user with FTP access. The home directory is a subdirectory inside another users home directory. I don't know if that is a problem. Basically, user1 home dir is /home/user1 and ...
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Is it possible to GET or PUT two specific files at a time using SFTP without wildcard?
From a directory of dozens of files, is it possible to GET or PUT two files at once using SFTP?
I do not want to use a wildcard because I don't necessarily know the names of all the files and don't ...
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EC2 FileZilla login OK but no write or delete access
I am a total Apache noob, and after much hair-pulling and gnashing of teeth finally got SFTP access to new EC2 instance in passive mode. Can login only as "ec2-user", or "root" with no password, but ...
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SFTP on Unix defaults to Key Authentication
This is probably a simple one for all you Unix whiz' out there, but I can't figure it out, so I am trying to sftp into a windows server from the command line, and the remote refuses connection. When I ...
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OSX Lion SFTP Chroot
I am looking to allow my SFTP users on my OSX Lion box to be chrooted so they cannot see anything else.
I know about the usual changes in the sshd_config that match the user and set the chroot ...
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Prevent rssh users from leaving their jail directories
I'm attempting to use rssh to jail users strictly to their /home/user/public_html dirctories.
I got it to work where an account can SFTP into the system successfully on a test server, but once I login ...
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How to allow multiple people to change mtime -timestamp of a file through sftp?
I have a directory that multiple users have access to. They change, upload, and delete files in the directory. They all belong to the same user group. The files in the directory have access rights of ...
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mkdir: cannot create directory `../abc/2011-11-23: No such file or directory
I have got a sftp script that downloads the archives , unzip it and then rename the files according to date and moves it to respective folder.
I had to move the script from USB drive onto a separate ...
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Copssh, Chrootdirectory and spurious cygwin directory
I have limited sftp users to their home directory using this answer http://serverfault.com/a/201879/65157.
It all seems to be working fine. I only have 1 query though.
When I ever issue an 'ls' ...
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How to change user for more rights on a SFTP client?
It is always suggested on first step to disable the remote root login for the SSH protocol.
I have a low-right user able to connect via SSH and once connected, I simply su in order to gain more ...
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Duplicity restore reports “Invalid SSH password” when I'm using a private key for connection
I'm testing the restoration of a backup with duplicity 0.6.15.
I can login to my backup server just fine using ssh and sftp using the following commands and my private key:
...sftp
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cygwin sftp limit user's to home directory
Is there any way to limit users to certain home directories with sftp and cygwin:
For example user1 cannot get out of
/home/user1/
User2
/home/user2/
I don't think there is on windows but maybe ...
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Manage Upload Permissions, SFTP & Linux
I'm new to Linux.
I am working with a Redhat 5.5 server and am using a Java-based SFTP script that will allow multiple users to upload text files to a server. I am undecided if each user will have a ...
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duplicity can't find remote backup directory?
Using my private key to do so, this command allows me to connect to /home/backupUser/backup just fine:
$ sudo sftp -oPort=7843 backupUser@192.168.x.x:backup
However when I run duplicity, I get ...
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Free secure windows ftp server for a commercial project
I'm looking for a free secure (sftp or ftps) windows ftp server as the title indicates.
I found quite a few but they are either :
* Not free (usually they are GPL or just not free)
* Not 'secure' ie. ...
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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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Using SFTP to upload user upload files on a webserver?
I looked at a CDN and found i need to use SFTP to upload files to it. Using sftp isnt to difficult but how do i continuously upload files? my webapp current puts apps in ...
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WinSCP - SCP is working and SFTP is not working
I am trying to connect to our remote server using winSCP. It was working before. But from today I am not able to connect to the server using SFTP. If I changed the protocol to SCP, then I am able to ...
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How to find active FTP users in the last 60 days?
Hi I'm not really a sysadmin, but I inherited a webserver running Red Hat 3.
I'm going to replace the server with a newer OS, but I want to find out which users are still using it. My users don't ...
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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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SFTP + Active Directory RODC in a DMZ
I'm trying to set up an Ubuntu sftp server in a DMZ authenticating to an Active Directory Read Only Domain Controller. Tried working with Likewise but can't get it to see the RODC. Is there a way to ...
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Remove remote file using sftp and private key (Solaris)
I have a Solaris server and I need to remove a file at remote machine using sftp (I can't use ssh).
Is it possible to pass a private key for auth to this command (I don't see -i parameter in Solaris) ...
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sftp-server set Permissions for all files
I have an sftp-server and need to set all files' permissions to 775 which upload from client.How can I do that?
Just found the umask set,but it is not fit for me as client may upload file with 664 ...
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virtual sftp users with openssh
Is it possible to setup a SFTP service with OpenSSH with the use of virtual users (not /etc/passwd)? I'm aware of all the chroot/jail capabilities of OpenSSH. I also read somewhere that the PAM ...
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Contribute CS5 Connection to Apache2 Server SFTP issues
We moved a few websites to an Apache2 setup and have since not been able to connect to the server with SFTP. I get a password / username error. There is no load on the server. SSH is configured. ...
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Checking sftp connectivity
I can connect to the remote server using following command...
sftp abc@255.136.181.123
But this works from server A and if I use the same command on Server B it does not work.
1) What changes ...
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How do I change my sFTP account
My developer set up an Instance in Amazon EC2. It gave me access to the server that I can use PuTTY to connect to it, It's also the same details that i provide in my sFTP.
How do I change these login ...
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SFTP from AWS EC2 linux AMI to windows 7 home computer
I'm not very good with this kind of stuff, I have been searching for weeks to try to find out how to do this. My problem is that i have some files on my EC2 instance that i want to transfer to my home ...
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Openssh for windows for (public key) SFTP transfer between windows and Unix environment
Windows Operating system: Windows XP Professional version 2002 service pack 3
The procedure followed to perform the SFTP transfer:-
We started with FTP transfer between Windows and UNIX ...
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How do I connect Windows to Unix using public key SFTP?
I want to automate SFTP transfer between a Unix and Windows machine. I am using Bitvise Tunnelier and WinSSHD on the same machine. I used "Easy WinSSHD settings" to set the configurations. I am using ...
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Remote cmd execution adventure on Windows
Using a 3rd party SFTP software I have been remotely connecting my Linux machine to a Windows(remote) machine and executing commands. But without my knowledge, everytime i execute a command, it is ...
