If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.

Many, if not most, Linux distributions can be set to start SSH automatically. Linux — like Mac OS X — by extension usually permits the machine to be used as an SFTP server if sshd is running.

Lock down all SFTP users on your data center Linux servers with a chroot jail.

Introduction The SSH protocol enables three major classes of remote server activities: a) command execution (including a login shell), b) network forwarding and manipulation, and c) file transfer. The ...

For Linux, Mac, and Windows (PowerShell) an sftp session or scp command to an HPC front-end host can be done easily from on-campus (main or VIMS) or off-campus through the bastion host. In the ...

FTP is a great way to transfer files to the cloud, and you have some pretty good choices of FTP clients on Linux. However, our favorite is the powerful, cross-platform FilezZilla. FileZilla has ...

Need to lock down that Linux server so certain remote users can only access a specific directory and only for file upload and download purposes? Jack Wallen shows you how.

Two security vulnerabilities have been found in the WU-FTPD program used in many Unix and Linux servers, according to the CERT Coordinating Center, which recommends the use of patches to prevent ...