FTP Login with linux to linux
 

Hi there,

Please dont flame me with 'google it' posts. I tried! But didnt find anything.

Here's what I want:
I have a file on serverA and need that file to be on serverB. It is compressed etc and I can login as root and other users in the FTP of serverA with filezilla. It uses port 22 and SFTP SSH ftp acces.

Now I want to log into the ftp with the command shell from serverB TO serverA.

If you dont understand my question, feel free to ask for more details.

Greetings zondvloed

Is Server A running an sftp server? This would be the first requirement if you want to use sftp to transfer a file from Server B to Server A.

If this is done; openssh should include an sftp client; so that you can do something like (on Server B):

That will allow you to login to the sftp server on Server A; thereafter you can use "normal" ftp commands to send/receive files securely.

omg, that just did it! :D

That was what I was looking for. Nobody explained it anywhere because I didnt know what to search for. THANKS! :D

But how to recieve the file now.. hmm.. never did it before.. This maybe will be the biggest adventure of my life! LETS DO IT! :D

ehm.. any tips? Thanks btw

Hi

Do you want to receive a file on server B; FROM server A?

If so its fairly simple; you can do an sftp login as per my previous post; and thereafter:

It will retrieve the file and drop in the directory you're in when you execute the sftp login.

To learn/understand all of this I suggest you search for "Linux - FTP how to" - you'll probably get results that will guide you in installing/configuring an FTP server; an FTP client or both.

Remember an FTP server can be LOGGED INTO; versus an FTP client where you can ONLY use it to login to another FTP server.

The commonly use FTP servers/clients in Linux are vsftpd and proftpd. You can also google these.

Here are some basic ftp commands, once you are connected:
http://www.cs.colostate.edu/helpdocs/ftp.html

Kind regards

@repo - Thanks, this is an excellent reference which I've also bookmarked :hattip:

Jeah! 5 mb/ps retrieving 5,5gb. ^^ works fine

thanks all.

Btw, offtopic; is there a faster way to cd ".." (go to the parent dir)?

Can you maybe explain a bit more what you're trying to achieve exactly?

Glad you've solved your problem - please mark this thread as "Solved" (under Thread Tools).

go with cd to the parent map that you are in at the moment.

So if you are in /home/servers and want to go in to /home
To do that, i now always do; cd ".."

Hi

I don't think there's an "easier" way to do it. You could write a simple script but it will just as much typing/characters to move up a directory. In my opinion learn to get used to the "cd .." ;)

ah k, thanks m8!

Now this tread is DUBBLE SOLVED! ^^

Glad you've solved your problems ;)

Just a side note on LQ, please note its against the rules to use "text speak" - so please write your words in full (avoid saying things like "k" etc) :)