[sf-lug] sftp

[Alex Kleider]

Chris,
Yes, I'm embarrassed to confess that I had read the man page over and over and somehow missed that part. Senile dementia perhaps. The good news is that having suffered this embarrassment I'm not likely to forget the sftp -oPort option.
thanks
alex
p.s. see you Monday perhaps



a_kleider at yahoo.com


--- On Tue, 8/12/08, Chris Rebert <cvrebert at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Chris Rebert <cvrebert at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] sftp
> To: a_kleider at yahoo.com
> Cc: "Linux userGroup" <sf-lug at linuxmafia.com>
> Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 8:13 PM
> Directly from the sftp manpage:
> 
> "For example, to specify an alternate port use: sftp
> -oPort=24"
> 
> So, just replace "24" with the custom port you
> want.
> 
> - Chris
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> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Alex Kleider
> <a_kleider at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > As I understand it, scp and sftp are subsystems of
> ssh.
> > SSH can be configured to listen on a non standard
> port.
> > The ssh and the scp client commands allow for this
> with the -p and -P options respectively.
> > How does a client establish an sftp connection with an
> SSH server listening on a non standard port?
> > Yes I know the contempt many have for "security
> by obscurity" and I respect the arguments supporting
> these sentiments BUT given that the situation is as it is,
> it's hard for me to imagine that there isn't an
> answer to this puzzle.
> > Does anyone happen to know what it is?
> > alex
> >
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