The SSH File Transfer Protocol, (sometimes called Secure File Transfer Protocol, Secure FTP), or SFTP, is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management functionality over any reliable data stream.
Questions tagged [sftp]
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How do I get an entire directory in sftp?
I'm just learning to use sftp, and I want to copy a directory from the remote computer to my local computer. If I try
get [directory]
it gives me this error:
Cannot download non-regular file: /home/mpirocch/Documents
get -R doesn't work, either.
Matthew
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What's the difference between SCP and SFTP?
Usually, I use the scp command to transfer files on *nixes.
What's the difference between SFTP and SCP? Don't they both work on SSH?
nos
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Using SCP or SFTP with my SSH config file?
I'd like to connect and upload a MySQL dump file via terminal using SFTP or SCP to my remote server using my SSH config file. According to the documentation I've found, I should be able to do this:
sftp -F db.sql.gz webost@staging2.example.com…
Danny Englander
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FTPS versus SFTP versus SCP
I would like to know exactly what the difference is between the following protocols:
FTPS, SFTP, and SCP. For instance Unix has an scp tool, FileZilla offers FTP and SFTP,
whereas JetBrains PhpStorm offers distinct SFTP and FTPS protocols.
Thanks…
John Sonderson
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Notepad++ and sFTP Support
Anyone knows of a sFTP plugin for Notepad++ ? I just checked FTP_syncrhonize and it doesnt support sFTP. (please no "use filezilla/winscp/putty" answers).
Iraklis
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How do I use my keyfile to sftp transfer data from one server to another
I cant scp, the other server only takes sftp connections.
Currently, I am trying to do
sftp jay@server.name.com:/files> put -r ~/
-i keyname does not work, just resolves with illegal option -- i.
Jay
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sftp: upload all files, directories and sub-directories contained in a folder
On machine A I have the folder
/home/a/
On machine B I have the folder
/home/b/
I wish transfer all files, directories and sub-directories of /home/a in /home/b with sftp
On machine A I tried the commands:
sftp fibon82@machineB.com
put /home/a/*…
fibon82
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sshfs is failing with "remote host has disconnected"
I'm running sshfs with the following:
sshfs basicuser@192.168.1.111:/var/www/myapp /home/basicuser/code -o sftp_server="/usr/bin/sudo /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server"
I have also created RSA keys so I can log in via ssh without password prompt (I…
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No supported authentication methods available in FileZilla
I'm using FileZilla to connect to my SFTP server. But when I'm trying to connect, it gives me this error
Error: Disconnected: No supported authentication methods available (server sent: publickey)
I have generated a private key with PuTTYgen…
Saeed Masoumi
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Connect to server using SFTP and a public SSH key using FileZilla on Windows
Is it possible to generate an SSH key on a Windows machine and then use that key to connect to a server using SFTP via FileZilla?
This is all working with my Mac, but I have a client that is stuck in a Windows environment. Our server does not have…
macek
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Windows SSH server refuses key based authentication from client
On Windows 10 1809, I have enabled the in-built SSH server, and have configured it.
On another machine, I have used WinSCP and PuTTy generator to generate an authentication key. I copied the public key portion and appended that to the…
user1173240
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Windows: Connect to SFTP server using Windows File Explorer
I require one of my client to connect to a SFTP server using Windows File Explorer.
The Explorer has an option to connect to a FTP server but not a SFTP server. In the Add new network connection wizard, typing sftp:// followed by the IP returns an…
arjun
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permission denied on AWS Transfer on SFTP server
I can log into my server with cyberduck or filezilla but cannot read my homedirectory. s3 bucket "mybucket" exists. In cyber duck I see
"Cannot readdir on root. Please contact your web hosting service provider for assistance." and in Filezilla…
user11020868
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Why is sftp rmdir not working?
I'm trying to remove a directory with lots of files and folders from my private server space. I'm logging on via SFTP fine; I can access the entire directory no problems; I can even delete individual files with rm. But this would take me forever –…
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Getting `sshfs` working on WSL or finding an alternative
My university's CS department has its own server used for development (from here on out, dev.univ.edu). I have SSH and SFTP access to this server, and I was hoping to do some heavy work on my Windows laptop using WSL. My plan was to use sshfs to…
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