Subj : Automating file transfers using FTP (or similar)
To   : Avon
From : Oli
Date : Sun Feb 14 2021 09:35 am

Avon wrote (2021-02-14):

 A> On 14 Feb 2021 at 08:51a, Oli pondered and said...

 Ol>> Meanwhile you can use ftp.

 Ol>> I don't understand why webhost still offer (unencrypted) ftp-only
 Ol>> access. Even if they don't want to give you shell access. There are
 Ol>> restricted shells for ssh and sftp servers available.

 A> I have spent the day on and off trying to get access and still can't. It's
 A> jolly frustrating... partly because I am not sure I am even doing it
 A> right :)

 A> But I try and pass things like

 A> Permission denied, please try again.
 A> ken@bbs.nz's password:

If it's asking you for a password like this it doesn't use the public ssh key for authorization (maybe it's in the wrong location on the server or hasn't been installed correctly). You are either using a wrong password, a wrong username or don't have ssh access for that machine.

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