How do I transfer a file using FTPS?

[Vince Pooley]

Hi all,
I have been asked to write a script that transfers a file to a FTPS server running on a Windows box. The software on the Windows box is Filezilla Server which only supports FTPS (FTP-SSL), not SFTP which would be preferable.

I've done the usual searching around for a way to transfer a file using FTPS on HPUX but I can't find a way. Any helpers?

Cheers

[Michael Steele_2]

Here's the attachment and the link:

http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/ftps/pdfs/SecureFTP_Automation.pdf

[Vince Pooley]

Thanks for the quick reply, however the link describes performing SFTP transfers under *nix and FTPS transfers under Windows. I'm trying to find out how to do FTPS tranfers on HP-UX.

Does it require additional software or does something like scp support FTPS/FTP-SSL?

[Tingli]

Try this:
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1151298

[Mel Burslan]

scp is readily available on an hpux system with ssh installed. If your filezilla server is out there waiting for requests, why don't you just try uploading or downloading a small file and see if it is working.

Advice to you: do not overanalyze. Sometimes the best solution is the most trivial one :)

cheers.

[Tingli]

I think Mel is right. It is much easier to install scp to Windows than ftps to hp-ux. For example, WinSCP is available to do the job.

[Vince Pooley]

Cheers folks,

WinSCP is scp for Windows, it isn't a listener service/server such as SSHd/FTPd.
Also the ITRC link points to a solution for running a FTPS server on HP-UX using ProFTPd, not transferring to a remote FTPS server from HP-UX.
I have already tried existing tools and their manuals for a solution with no success.

Also if I administered the FTP server I wouldn't have this problem as it wouldn't be running Windows at all, therefore I still have this problem.


So is there anyone out there that has successfully transferred files to/from an FTPS server under HP-UX?

[Tingli]

In jscape.com, there is an ftps client for unix system. You can take a look there.

[Steven Schweda]

Has anyone tried to build the FileZilla
client on HP-UX?

http://filezilla-project.org/

They seem to claim that it works on Linux,
and I'd guess that it'd be compatible with
a FileZilla server.

A Google search for
ftps client
finds many things.

[David Nixon]

R.e. experiences with an Ftps server under HP-UX:

I have deployed 'vsftpd' under HP-UX 11.11, with the following Linux and Windows clients:

lftp(1), GFTP(1), CoreFTP Lite

It works well. Possibly 'wuftpd' is also
worth looking at in this regard these days.