Windows 10: OpenSSH SFTP not working

Hello everyone,I'm trying to setup openssh and sftp protocol in both of my computers by following this guide from Microsoft:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuseI've successfully remoted login from my client computer to my server computer by using ssh username@servername command in the Powershell Run as administrator. However, I still have struggled to connect my client computer to my server computer with sftp command in powershell.In both computer, I've tried to input sftp localhost to check if it is a l

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Incorrect parameter definition on sftp client

The port parameter in usage of the sftp client is displayed as an upper case P [-P port] but only lower case p works to change the port, it is correctly stated in the initial parameter list [-46aCfpqrv].

usage: C:\windows\System32\OpenSSH\sftp.exe [-46aCfpqrv] [-B buffer_size] [-b batchfile] [-c cipher]

[-D sftp_server_path] [-F ssh_config] [-i identity_file] [-l limit]

[-o ssh_option] [-P port] [-R num_requests] [-S program]

[-s subsystem | sftp_server] destination

Not really a question but a bug report, pls fix.

Regards,

Matt.

 

How to add/remove drives to Windows OpenSSH SFTP server?

While some Windows SFTP servers do implement a virtual root folder which lists available drives, Win32-OpenSSH does not. It redirects the root folder / to /C:/ (or maybe to a system drive).

If you want to visit another drive, you have to manually change a working directory.

• In WinSCP GUI, you can do that using "Open Directory" command and typing a path to the desired drive, like /D:/.
  
• In command-line SFTP clients, like OpenSSH sftp, PuTTY psftp or WinSCP scripting, you can use cd command, like:
  
  

There's actually WinSCP FAQ for How do I change drive on the remote panel?

Regarding your attempt to solve this using a symlink: A symlink really shows as a file in WinSCP (as the server presents it as an unknown file type). But a directory junction shows as a directory (the server presents it as a regular directory, not a link).

 

OpenSSH

Hi. Sorry I wasn't being too clear with my comment.



WinScp was great and did just what I needed when playing around with stuff on the Phone

but I also wanted to be able to connect to my PC via my phone which is why I tried OpenSSH which I couldn't get to work in Windows



After installing Ubuntu and OpenSSH Server on my spare PC (Netbook) I am now experimenting with Linux on A PC and accessing it via my phone



I'm guessing though it I want to retrieve anything from my PC via my phone I will have to get used scp commands.



At the end of the day, if I break anything I'll start over again and learn from there