OpenSSH SFTP server is a secure and reliable file transfer protocol that can help you exchange files between systems. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the OpenSSH SFTP server on Arch Linux.
Before we get started, you need to have the following:
It is important to keep your system updated before installing any new packages. Run the following command to update your system:
sudo pacman -Syu
Next, we need to install the OpenSSH package. To install it, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S openssh
After you have installed OpenSSH, you need to configure it properly. Open the SSH configuration file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Enable the SFTP subsystem by adding the following line at the end of the file:
Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/ssh/sftp-server
Save and close the file.
To start the OpenSSH service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start sshd
You can also enable the service to start at boot time by running:
sudo systemctl enable sshd
To test the SFTP server, you can use any SFTP client tool. For example, you can use the sftp command-line tool to connect to the SFTP server.
sftp username@ip_address
Replace username with the username of the user you want to use to connect to the server and ip_address with the IP address of your Arch Linux system.
If the connection is successful, you should see a prompt asking you for the user's password.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured the OpenSSH SFTP server on Arch Linux. This should allow you to exchange files securely between systems.
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