how to monitor SFTP

Robert_in_MTL · Post by **Robert_in_MTL** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:23 pm

Hi,
We have many SFTP servers for our customers in different datacenters in America, Europe, and Asia.

Is it possible to create a test that would simply connect to an SFTP server with a provided user password. No file manipulation required or nothing, just a simple connexion.

This would tell me that
1- The server is ok and accepting connexions
2- The account is working

I hope you can help me with this!

Thanks anyways,
have a nice day.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:29 pm

Never tested such server.. but as I know it works over SSH protocol?
So probably you can use SSH test method?

Regards
Alex

Robert_in_MTL · Post by **Robert_in_MTL** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:09 am

Thank you,
I will try and tell you the results.
Have a nice day Alex,

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:51 pm

Thank you

Regards
Alex

BryonSutherland · Post by **BryonSutherland** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:25 pm

Has anyone made this work? I can't get SSH to get a valid result from SFTP. I think I'm stuck on getting the credentials to work from Connection manager. Connection manager seems to be build around Windows logins (requires a UNC path, requires a "domain"). The SFTP server just uses a username (without a domain) and password.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:36 pm

Connection Manager should work in this case as well.
Type hostname name (or IP address if you are using IP address for test setup) in "Resource" and "Server/Domain" field; username in "Login" field and password in "Password" field.

Regards
Alex

BryonSutherland · Post by **BryonSutherland** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:13 pm

KS-Soft wrote:Connection Manager should work in this case as well.
Type hostname name (or IP address if you are using IP address for test setup) in "Resource" and "Server/Domain" field; username in "Login" field and password in "Password" field.

Regards
Alex

Thanks, that got me past the login issue but then I ran into "Protocol error. Server refuses shell request" which might just be a limitation of using SSH to check SFTP.