3Com Switch 8800 Advanced Software V5 Configuration Guide

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SFTP SERVICE
When configuring SFTP, go to these sections for information you are interested in:
■ “SFTP Overview” on page 965
■ “Configuring an SFTP Server” on page 965
■ “Configuring an SFTP Client” on page 966
■ “SFTP Configuration Examples” on page 970
SFTP Overview The secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) is a new feature in SSH 2.0.
SFTP uses the SSH connection to provide secure data transfer. The device can serve
as the SFTP server, allowing a remote user to login to the SFTP server for secure file
management and transfer. The device can also server as an SFTP client, enabling a
user to login from the device to a remote device for secure file transfer.
Configuring an SFTP
Server
Configuration
Prerequisites
■ You have configured the SSH server. For the detailed configuration procedure,
refer to
“Introduction to SSH Configuration Tasks” on page 940.
■ You have used the ssh user service-type command to set the service type of
SSH users to sftp or all. For configuration procedure, refer to
“Configuring
Service Type for SSH Users” on page 942.
Enabling the SFTP Server This configuration task is to enable the SFTP service so that a client can login to the
SFTP server through SFTP.
Follow these steps to enable the SFTP server:
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When the device functions as the SFTP server, only one client can access the SFTP
server at a time. If the SFTP client uses WinSCP, a file on the server cannot be
modified directly; it can only be downloaded to a local place, modified, and then
uploaded to the server.
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Enter system view system-view -
Enable the SFTP server sftp server enable Required
Disabled by default