SFTP From Linux to Windows

From: Hans Zaunere (hans@nyphp.org)
Date: 02/19/03

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From: Hans Zaunere <hans@nyphp.org>
To: secureshell@securityfocus.com

    Hello,

    I'm doing development work on a remote Windows server, running SSH Secure
    Shell Server 3.x and I'm using SFTP to transfer files.

    I have two main clients that support SFTP that I want to use. The first is
    UltraEdit v10, which includes SFTP/SSH2 file-transfer functionality. The
    second is the sftp client that comes with OpenSSH 3.5p1 running on RedHat
    Linux 6.2.

    UltraEdit:
    I can connect to the remote server via SFTP with no problem with my initial
    directory set to /. However, when I try to change directories, for instance
    /wwwroot I get the error:
    "Server returned an error:4
    General Failure"

    sftp from Linux:
    Again, I can connect without a problem with initial directory /. However,
    when I cd /wwwroot I get the error:
    "Couldn't state remote file: No such file or directory"

    I've played a bit with trying different paths and slashes, but end up getting
    the same messages. I use both UltraEdit and sftp tools for connecting to a
    OpenSSH server on Linux and FreeBSD without any problems.

    Also, when I download the SSH Secure Shell Client for Windows, and try using
    the sftp2 command line tool, all works, ie) I login, and cd /wwwroot and
    continue without problem.

    Any pointers on this would be great, or if any other information is required,
    please don't hesitate to ask.

    Thank you,

    =====
    Hans Zaunere
    President, New York PHP
    http://nyphp.org
    hans@nyphp.org

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