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    Default [How To] Use SFTP in FileZilla with cPanel

    Using SFTP in FileZilla with cPanel

    Please note - this method is no longer supported on shared servers. This thread remains for reference purposes only. GlowHost recommends using FTPs instead.


    1. Open up FileZilla and click on File -> Site Manager
    2. Click on the "New". Set up your FTP connection as usual.

    Account Name: Whatever you want to call it to identify the Account
    Host: ftp.yourdomain.com ("yourdomain.com is your actual domain)
    User: your cPanel username
    Password: Your cPanel Password

    3. Next, choose the connection type "SFTP using SSH2" from the FTP connection drop-down list.

    4. Click on "Save" to save the settings.
    Last edited by Matt; 10-18-2013 at 01:20 PM.

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    I'm using the latest Filezilla - 3.3.2.1 and can't get an SFTP connection to work. I've tried it with port 22, without... and I get this error:

    Code:
    Status:    Connecting to 123.456.78.9...
    Response:    fzSftp started
    Command:    open "username@123.456.78.9" 22
    Command:    Pass: ************
    Status:    Connected to 123.456.78.9
    Error:    Connection closed by server with exitcode 128
    Error:    Could not connect to server
    Any suggestions?

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    You might consider changing your FTP server to ProFTP I have seen problems with pureFTP server and sFTP on the latest cPanel builds.
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    I switched to ProFTP but still get the same error with SFTP.

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    Please show use the last 20 lines of your /etc/bashrc file.
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    Here goes, I assume you're looking for this, lines 70 through 96:

    Code:
    #cPanel Added Limit Protections -- BEGIN
    
    #unlimit so we can run the whoami
    ulimit -n 4096 -u 14335 -m unlimited -d unlimited -s 8192 -c 1000000 -v unlimited 2>/dev/null
    
    LIMITUSER=$USER
    if [ -e "/usr/bin/whoami" ]; then
            LIMITUSER=`/usr/bin/whoami`
    fi
    if [ "$LIMITUSER" != "root" ]; then
            ulimit -n 100 -u 20 -m 200000 -d 200000 -s 8192 -c 200000 -v 200000 2>/dev/null
    else
            ulimit -n 4096 -u 14335 -m unlimited -d unlimited -s 8192 -c 1000000 -v unlimited 2>/dev/null
    fi
    #cPanel Added Limit Protections -- END
    
    ### GlowHost ###
    alias dlog='cd /usr/local/apache/domlogs'
    alias conf='cd /usr/local/apache/conf/'
    alias myhistory='less /root/.bash_history'
    alias last='last -a'
    
    echo "$(who -m) logged IN" >> /root/.bash_history
    HISTSIZE=5000
    HISTTIMEFORMAT="%h/%m - %H:%M:%S "
    
    # End GlowHost

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    Remove this quoted string. Then restart the sshd service and it will solve your issue.

    echo "$(who -m) logged IN" >> /root/.bash_history

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    Done. Fixed. Best customer service on the Net. Right here.

    Thanks!

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    Thanks for the kind words.

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    This is just my subjective observation, but ProFTP seems to be faster than the pureFTP server, too.

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