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{ Set the user privilege level to any value from 0 to 3 if the SFTP client executes other commands.
To enable the SFTP server:
Ste
Command
Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enable the SFTP server. sftp server enable Disabled by default.
Configuring the SFTP connection idle timeout period
Once the idle period of an SFTP connection exceeds the specified threshold, the system automatically
tears the connection down.
To configure the SFTP connection idle timeout period:
Ste
Command
Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Configure the SFTP
connection idle timeout
period.
sftp server idle-timeout
time-out-value
Optional.
10 minutes by default.
Configuring the switch as an SFTP client
Specifying a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client
You can configure a client to use only a specified source IP address or interface to access the SFTP server,
enhancing the service manageability.
To specify a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client:
Ste
Command
Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Specify a source IP address or
interface for the SFTP client.
• Specify a source IPv4 address
or interface for the SFTP client:
sftp client source { ip ip-address
| interface interface-type
interface-number }
• Specify a source IPv6 address
or interface for the SFTP client:
sftp client ipv6 source { ipv6
ipv6-address | interface
interface-type
interface-number }
Use either command.
By default, an SFTP client uses the
IP address of the interface
specified by the route of the switch
to access the SFTP server.