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How can I tell if SFTP is working?
The following steps can be performed to check the SFTP connection via telnet: Type Telnet at the command prompt to start a Telnet session. If an error is received that the program does not exist, please follow the instructions here:
How do I enable SFTP on Linux?
tl;dr
- useradd <your sftp user> -s /sbin/nologin -M.
- passwd <your sftp user> Enter your sftp user password and confirm.
- vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
- Match User <your sftp user> ChrootDirectory <your sftp user directory> ForceCommand internal-sftp. AllowTcpForwarding no. X11Forwarding no.
- service sshd restart
