Guidance on usage: SFTP – OpenSSH FTP Server on SUSE Enterprise Server 12 on Amazon

SFTP – OpenSSH FTP Server on SUSE Enterprise Server 12 provides a dependable and efficient file transfer platform. It ensures secure data handling for enterprise applications.

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Configuration and Connection to the SFTP – OpenSSH FTP Server on SUSE Enterprise Server 12

Connecting and Managing the Server

To get started, you should open port 22 (TCP) in the network properties of the Amazon firewall. After purchasing and starting the VM, you need to know its IP address, which can be found in your Amazon account.

To connect to the Server, you should generate a “Private Key” in advance. This can be done using the following instruction (choose the “file format:” option “.ppk” in step 3) Guidance on usage: Key Pair Setup for Seamless VM Access

  1. Connecting to the VM using the PuTTY application. You can download it at the following link – Download
    • Go to section SSH on the left panel, and then to Auth
  • In the “Auth” section, click “Browse” and specify the path to the .ppk file you received earlier.
  • Return to the “Session” home page, enter the VM’s IP address (1), and click “Open” (2).
  • In the opened console you will need to enter the login ec2-user.
  1. Examples of Basic SFTP User Management Commands:
  • User creation – sudo addsftpuser

When creating a user, you must add a username and password for this user

  • Change the password for an existing user – sudo passwd username 

(Replace username with the name of an existing user, such as a tester)

  • Deleting a user – sudo delsftpuser
  • Account lockout – sudo usermod -L username
  • Account unlock – sudo usermod -U username

Connecting to SFTP using “FileZilla Client”

  1. To connect to the SFTP Server, it is recommended to use the “FileZilla Client” application (you can download it from the link: Download FileZilla Client for Windows (64bit x86)).
  1. When connecting to the SFTP server, you need to follow these steps:
  • In the <Host> field, enter the VM IP address
  • In the <Username> field, enter the login received in step 2 of the previous section
  • In the <Password> field, enter the password received in step 2 of the previous section
  • In the <Port> field, enter port 22
  • When the data is entered, press Quickconnect
  1. After entering all the data and clicking on Quickconnect, you will successfully connect to the server. 

Now you can work with your own SFTP server.