SFTP Server Recommendations?

[mh47g]

For Windows I use FreeSSHd, but now I am using Ubuntu. Is there a linux-like version of FreeSSHd?

Thanks,
Bill

 

[Netopia]

Bill,

I believe that SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is simply built in to the SSH implementation on modern Linux distros. Make sure sshd is up and running on your Ubuntu box, and I think you'll see what I mean.

Joe

 

[mh47g]

Originally posted by: Netopia
Bill,

I believe that SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is simply built in to the SSH implementation on modern Linux distros. Make sure sshd is up and running on your Ubuntu box, and I think you'll see what I mean.

Joe

Thanks Joe 🙂

 

[Crusty]

Yep, it sure is part of SSH. All you need is a client that supports it 🙂

 

[Markbnj]

Which FileZilla does, by the way.

 

[Netopia]

I really like WinSCP.

http://winscp.net/eng/index.php

Joe

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: mh47g
For Windows I use FreeSSHd, but now I am using Ubuntu. Is there a linux-like version of FreeSSHd?

Thanks,
Bill

Openssh is what you want. Install it with:

# sudo apt-get install openssh-server

By default, all users on the system will be able to connect through ssh and get a console and transfer files with scp/sftp. The only other option would be if you don't want your users to be able to get a remote console, then you could use the scponly package (which actually provides sftp or scp).

You can install scponly with:

# sudo apt-get install scponly

I do not know about configuration with scponly though.

 

[kamper]

The latest openssh also includes the ability to chroot sftp users into arbitrary directories, which is a little more elegant than scponly. But it's pretty new and probably not in Ubuntu yet.

 

[Netopia]

That's a GREAT option!

Joe