Using gFTP with ssh/sftp
I used the following steps to configure gFTP 2.0.17 to use sftp (secure FTP, part of the OpenSSH protocol suite) on my Sol 18 Linux server.
Steps to perform on the OpenSSH server
1. Determine the full path to your sftp subsystem. On my Sol 18 Linux , the full path to my sshd configuration file is /etc/sshd_config.
grep sftp /etc/sshd_config and look for this line.
Subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/sftp-server
Steps to perform on the client system running gFTP
1. Start gFTP.
2. Select FTP, Options...
3. Select the SSH tab.
4. In the SSH2 sftp-server path: dialog box, enter the path to your sftp subsystem determined in the steps above. In my case, the path is /usr/libexec/
5. Click Apply.
6. Click OK.
7. Enter 22 in the Port: dialog box.
8. Change the value of the rightmost drop-down box from FTP to SSH2.
9. Enter your host, username, and password, and click on the connection icon.
10. Select FTP, Options and enter the path to your favorite viewer and editor
I have found nothing better for a point and click.
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