Has anyone set up a paswordless sftp from a Linux or Unix (AIX) system to a Windows system?

We have tried several things authorized_keys etc. and keep getting an error.

I am just looking for a HOW To on this. i ready several articles and I get get UNIX to UNIX , Linux to Linux and Linux to Unix etc. working but not Windows...

Any help would be great. Thanx

sorry I think i double posted this...

an error?? what error? We aren't psychic. What SSH server are you running on windows?? If you expect to get helop, you need to try harder to provide people with a decent amount of information.

Sorry I was in a hurry when i posted this. Just looking for a general how to if someone had one.

Here is what we get.

as for the windows side I believe its a mozilla sftp server they set up. Out of my control. I just do the Linux/Unix side.

$sftp myuser@windowssvr-new
Connecting to windowssvr-new...
Permission denied (publickey).
Connection closed


I sent them my public key
the communication has to be from Linux and Unix to windows no incoming traffic to linux and Unix.

well you need to be talking to the server admin, if it's not you. It's certainly not us.

Do Mozilla even make an SFTP server - FileZilla doesn't support it, is there another Mozilla FTP server? Either way, I am with acid_kewpie on this - if you are not responsible for the server, and you have no problems connecting to other SFTP servers, it does kind of imply that that the problem is at their end (not sure you can convince them of that though).

I am working with the server admin. We were able to get the keys to work coming into L/Unix but not going out to windows.

i could be wrong on the sftp server name. I thought he said was it was Mozilla. I will check that. But it should all be the same as its ssh, standard protocol

I will see if i can find a windows forum. I just thought someone here might have tried to do this from L/Unix.

still working on this. had to take some time off it. But we are still looking for a solution.

Well you've still not even told us the name of the SFTP server. Do you honestly expect us to be able to tell you how to configure something, when we don't even know what it is?

why would i disclose my internal sftp server name on an open forum. That is not relevant to this. should not mater the name of the system process is all the same.

I resolved this at any rate.

Hi,

Why wouldn't you? In order to provide aid in diagnosis you need to provide requested information so we can assimilate the information to form the means to solve the issue. Knowing the process you are using will not allow us to break or crack the system. Proper admin would prevent someone from cracking a system anyway. If your that paranoid then why come to a open forum with problems or questions? Close the door with good IT or Tech support.

BTW, 'jeremy' had us send back the crystal balls since most were cracked in shipment therefore causing false readings. So we need information in order to aid whoever presents queries.

From your username, I'm given to assume you're already a unix admin? Blimey....

I agree with some of what you say but a name and ip are arbitrary. yes it is behind a firewall and secure.

ask for specific info related to the process and I provide it to people just sensor out names and ip for accounts as many people i have seen do. This does not change the resolution path to the problem.

If it make you feel better we can call it goofie.

I come here because a lot of people here have helped me out and have a great wealth of knowledge. Not to get flamed for something that is irrelevant. I appreciate everyone's help here that has offered it. I have tried to post my own solutions in the hopes it would help someone else too.

This is a great community and lots of helpful/nice people here.

yes I do UNIX and am coming up to speed on Linux. A bit different with all the varieties around.

You just don't seem to understand the question that everyone else here is asking you... what IS the sftp server? You seem to be saying in your example, that this is Goofie SFTP. Now I've not ever heard of Goofie SFTP, there's no website for Goofie Software Ltd., and so I can't find out any information about how the Goofie SFTP server works in order to help you. If you were using OpenSSH then I know OpenSSH, so maybe I could help.

Yeah, but it's not bad. Aside from some small variations (like zypper for SuSE vs. yum for Fedora/RedHat distros), they're all pretty much the same. And we're not asking for your box name/address/etc., but what SOFTWARE you're running.

That said, chances are you're using openSSH/openSSL on your Linux box. What version/distro of Linux? Are you running SElinux on it? Do you have IPtables running, and blocking port 22? Easy way to test, is to try to SSH from the *nix box in question, to another *nix box. If you can get it, then you know the ports are open, and things are going. It then boils down to a Windows problem, really. SSH is a standard protocol, and if you can connect to other boxes, but not the Windows box, that narrows down what's up. I've seen issues before with the SSH server not liking something, but if (as you said), you're not responsible for the Windows side, then it's a non-issue for you. Go to the Windows team, and tell them to fix it. If they complain, point out the fact that all *nix-to-*nix SSH/SFTP sessions are working just fine.