sftp connection to vsftpd refused [Solved]

Peter_ · n00b Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 16

Hi all,
I hope someone can enlighten me.

I am trying to setup a vsftpd server to only allow local users to connect via sftp. I have followed the wiki for vsftp and vsftpd.conf man page. When I test the server with WinSCP3 I get "connection refused".

I can ssh into the server and use scp with no problems

I have emerged vsftpd with ssl. I am running shorewall but have stopped shorewall to sort out this problem (I have eth0 in routestopped).

My vsftpd.conf is

anonybosh · Guru Joined: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 324

Are you sure that you were trying to connect to the correct port (it seems in the setup for vsftpd, 20 instead of the 'standard' 22)?

think4urs11 · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:24 am Post subject:

sftp is part of ssh and is something completely thant ftp.
vsftpd is an ftp + ftps server - little but important difference. ftps is plain ftp with ssl encryption.

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Peter_ · n00b Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 16

mmm...

Thanks Think4US11 for pointing out the minor difference.

I found and downloaded an FTP client that supports ssl and funny enough everything works.

Thanks for your reply as well liber8ate.