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Proxy Details with SFTP command

I'm trying to login into the sftp server but its giving me this

Connecting to sftp.ABCD.com...
/bin/sh: line 1: exec: connect: not found
ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer

These are the credentials that I'm trying to give

The credentials for the sftp server is below:

SFTP servers information:

Proxy Address: proxy.ABCD.com Host name: sftp.ABCD.com Port: 32 User Name: wakao Password: 123!@#

I tried with several combinations but I couldn't arrive at a conclusion as in where and why its giving me the above mentioned message

sftp -o "ProxyCommand  connect -S proxy.ABCD.com:80"   wakao@sftp.ABCD.com:32
sftp -o "ProxyCommand  connect -S proxy.ABCD.com:80    %h    %p"  wakao@sftp.ABCD.com:32

Where am I going wrong? Or how to specify the command properly? Thanks in advance!

Solution

  • The problem is that the shell on the SFTP server cannot find the command connect. Two likely causes:

    1. Your $PATH is not set. Try replacing connect with /usr/bin/connect or $(which connect). Or login with SSH and locate this program.
    2. The SFTP server does not have connect installed. Contact the system administrator of the machine.