ITschak Mugzach wrote:
>I need to upload a file to SuSE 15.1. FTP is not installed and I can't 
find
>a client / server in the repos (installation materials). what is the name
>of the ftp? client or server, I don't care.

Daniel P. Martin wrote:
>Best recommendation:  Enable 'openssh' on the server, install an SSH
>client on the remote system, and use sftp to transfer materials. Plan to
>adjust server-side firewall rules if the system is not already enabled
>for SSH connections.

I agree. We really ought to be consistently applying at least basic 
security practices and precautions every time, all the time. Network 
encryption is a basic security practice. So, let's not use FTP but rather 
SFTP or FTPS. Evidently SuSE 15.1 leaves FTP out of its distribution as a 
security "nudge."

Here are a couple more file transfer options:

* Commands such as wget and curl support HTTPS and can transfer files. 
This choice is likely the most "firewall friendly."

* Network File System (NFS) with an encrypted transport such as IPSEC.

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Digital Asset & Other Industry Solutions
IBM Z & LinuxONE
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