[SOLVED] scp using vsftpd

sumeet inani · 12-31-2016, 03:07 AM

hi ,
i am using 64bit "Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS"
Installed vsftpd
Actually , i have to transfer file from an embedded device (192.168.1.10) to my PC.
but first , i am trying locally .
Even that didn't work .

/etc/vsftpd.conf
is

Code:

#i want standalone vsftpd
listen=NO
listen_ipv6=YES
anonymous_enable=YES
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
anon_upload_enable=YES
anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES
dirmessage_enable=YES
use_localtime=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
secure_chroot_dir=/var/run/vsftpd/empty
pam_service_name=vsftpd

ssl_enable=YES
allow_anon_ssl=YES
force_local_data_ssl=NO
force_local_logins_ssl=NO
ssl_tlsv1=YES
ssl_sslv2=YES
ssl_sslv3=YES
rsa_cert_file=/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.pem
anon_umask=022

My computer ip is 192.168.1.4
$ whoami
lxuser
$ cd anotherfolder
$cat filetosend
sumeet
$ scp filetosend lxuser@192.168.1.4:/home/lxuser
ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.4 port 22: Connection refused
lost connection

By the way
Normal ftp works
prateek is filename

Quote:

$ ftp 192.168.1.4
Connected to 192.168.1.4.
220 (vsFTPd 3.0.3)
Name (192.168.1.4:lxuser): lxuser
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230 Login successful.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> put prateek
local: prateek remote: prateek
200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
150 Ok to send data.
226 Transfer complete.
7 bytes sent in 0.00 secs (162.7604 kB/s)

Turbocapitalist · 12-31-2016, 05:50 AM

scp works over the SSH protocol but it is not using the SFTP protocol. None of the three have anything to do with FTP, the legacy protocol. Specifically, SFTP is a different protocol than FTPS and it looks like you have set up the latter. If you are trying to set up a simple and secure transfer, then I'd recommend removing any trace of vsftp and installing OpenSSH server instead. That will give you SFTP automatically.

If you are really pressed for computing resources on your embedded system then parts of Dropbear, an OpenSSH derivative, can be used instead. Even with Dropbear you'll have SFTP and can avoid the pain and expense of configuring FTPS.

sumeet inani · 01-02-2017, 01:59 AM

installed openssh server & removed vsftpd.
scp simply works .
Looks like scp is not related to ftp in any way .
FTP basic is port 20 for data and 21 for control.
scp uses ssh which runs on port 22.
Thanks.