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Questions tagged [psftp]

Use this tag for questions about PSFTP, a PuTTY tool used to transfer files between computers over SSH.

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Respond y(es) to psftp host key prompt

I am creating a script file programmatically and call psftp.exe as follows: psftp user@hostname.com -pw password -b psftpscript.txt but it prompts for user input The server's host key is not cached in the registry. You have no guarantee that the…
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Batch file for PuTTY/PSFTP file transfer automation

I have a batch file for moving file from my local PC to server through SFTP. I have PuTTY installed in my system and the batch file code follows. cd C:\Program Files (x86)\PuTTY psftp open cd…
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Unable to upload all files using wildcards with psftp

I wish to upload all files in C:\Users\myuser\Downloads\SFTP folder on my local Windows to remote SFTP server myfolder directory. I have multiple issues running sftp on Windows and achieving the above. Below is my command: C:\putty\psftp.exe -b…
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psftp says "The server's host key is not cached in the registry"

I'm getting the following message when trying to connect to an SFTP server from PowerShell using psftp: Error: psftp.exe : The server's host key is not cached in the registry. You have no guarantee that the server is the computer you think it is. …
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Unable to ignore errors using psftp

I wish to upload all files in C:\Users\myuser\Downloads\SFTP folder on my local Windows to a remote SFTP server's myfolder directory. Below is my command: C:\putty\psftp.exe -b C:\putty\sftp_commands.txt -l myuser -pw mypass 10.8.44.86 Here is my…
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Using 'for' command to find and download the latest file on SFTP server in PSFTP

I have gone through the following guide to set up an SSIS package to retrieve a text file located on an SFTP server: https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/3435/using-sftp-with-sql-server-integration-services/ To summarize, the SSIS package executes…
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"Unable to open (file)" [psftp]

First things first this probably isn't a permission issue. You can check the image to see that for the most part I have permission to read & write at all levels of directories leading up to the file and the file itself. The problem likely isn't the…
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PuTTY psftp command line with proxy authentication

Any idea how to connect below PuTTY psftp command with proxy authentication (SOCKS5)? psftp username@host -P portnumber -pw password
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Pysftp open command with port number fails with "invalid port"

I'm trying to use psftp (for the first time -- latest and greatest PuTTY installed), to connect to one of my servers. I'll call it example.com. On said server, I have sshd listening on a non-standard port (say, 1234). This works fine, since I can…
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Python PSFTP No hostkey for host x.x.x.x found

I am running Python 3.6.8 on RHEL 8 I am trying to connect to sftp on another server using this #!/usr/bin/env python import pysftp myHostname = I.I.I.I myport = PPPP myUsername = xxx myPassword = xxx cnopts =…
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How do I change my default local directory (for psftp)?

How do I change my default local directory in PSFTP? I know how to open the application and change my local directory with lcd C:\where\I\want\to\go, but I want every session to automatically run that command, or not need that command run.
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Batch file not executing psftp commands

I am trying to upload a file from my local system to an FTP which is configured in Linux machine using T-SQL cmd. I have created a batch file with the commands to be executed which is working correctly in cmd where it is not working in T-SQL while…
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Keep original documents' dates with PSFTP

I have downloaded some files with PSFTP from a SQL Server. The problem is that PSFTP changes the dates of creation/update and last modified of the files when downloading them in a local folder. For me it is important to keep the original dates. Is…
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Download complete directory command line psftp

I have to move a complete folder from one source to another destination. I have tried mget * and xcopy, but neither works. Please suggest some snippets. I'm using psftp to connect the SFTP server. My code is: cd Remote path lcd Local path mget…
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PowerShell scripts just hangs without moving to next statement when trying to run psftp commands

I have a following PowerShell scripts which is to get a file from remote Linux server to local directory, using psftp and get commands. These two commands as standalone, works just fine. However, as a following script copy.ps1: psftp…
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