azure sftp not authorized to create file

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azure sftp not authorized to create file

mehar 21

Hi,

I am using sftp with sshfs-win. I am not able to copy file or create file when I mount the container. I can only do it with sftp command line or filezilla. Is this a limitation in Azure?

I can create anything when I mount ubuntu sftp server .

Any idea about this issue?

Thanks,

mehar 21 Reputation points

2023-03-13T15:54:22.32+00:00

creating folder is working but not files.
SaiKishor-MSFT 17,336 Reputation points

2023-03-20T23:19:19.0333333+00:00

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2023-03-31T02:45:31.7633333+00:00

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mehar 21 Reputation points

2023-03-13T15:54:22.32+00:00

creating folder is working but not files.
SaiKishor-MSFT 17,336 Reputation points

2023-03-20T23:19:19.0333333+00:00

@mehar I am reaching out to see if you have any further questions. If so, please let us know and we will be glad to assist further. If the below answer was helpful, please make sure to Accept it as answer as it helps other members in the community. Thank you!

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Sumarigo-MSFT 47,466 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-03-31T02:45:31.7633333+00:00

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Answer 1

JimmySalian-2011 42,491

Hi,

It seems the utility you are using is incompatible with Azure SFTP, check the supported version and clients - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/secure-file-transfer-protocol-support#supported-algorithms

Hope this helps.

JS

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mehar 21 Reputation points

2023-03-13T17:16:31.27+00:00

hi, what can I use to have same thing like sshfs-win?

I mean to be able to mount the sftp as network driver? I am not sure if any of the supported utility can be used. Any idea?
JimmySalian-2011 42,491 Reputation points

2023-03-21T07:53:32.2666667+00:00

WinSCP from windows or any other windows supported from the list I provided is good.

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Answer 2

SaiKishor-MSFT 17,336

@mehar To mount an SFTP server as a network drive on Windows, you can use a third-party tool such as WinSCP. WinSCP is a free SFTP, SCP, Amazon S3, WebDAV, and FTP client for Windows.

You can follow these steps to mount an SFTP server as a network drive using WinSCP:

Download and install WinSCP.
Open WinSCP and click on the "New Site" button.
Enter the hostname or IP address of the SFTP server and your login credentials.
Select the SFTP protocol and click on the "Advanced" button.
Go to the "Environment" tab and select the "Drive" option.
Enter a drive letter for the SFTP server and click on the "OK" button.
Click on the "Login" button to connect to the SFTP server.

Once you have connected to the SFTP server, you can access it as a network drive in Windows Explorer. You can copy files to and from the SFTP server just like you would with any other network drive.

You can find more information on how to mount an SFTP server as a network drive using WinSCP here: https://winscp.net/eng/docs/guide_windows_network_drive

Please try the above and let me know if that helps. Thank you!

mehar 21 Reputation points

2023-03-23T08:20:42.8333333+00:00

Hi, using wincsp client I can use it like filezilla. But it never show as driver mounted as network drive.

With sshfs it shows but read only.

So I am not able to use it. I tried lot of thing. But non is working with Azure SFTP. The only way is using it in sftp client but It is not helpfull.

Thanks,
SaiKishor-MSFT 17,336 Reputation points

2023-03-23T18:36:12.5233333+00:00

@mehar I apologize for the confusion. I see WINSCP is not giving the option to add a drive. Let me check with our internal team if we have any other solution for this and I will update you soon. Appreciate your patience in the meanwhile.
SaiKishor-MSFT 17,336 Reputation points

2023-03-24T20:51:01.28+00:00

@mehar I reached out to the backend team regarding this. These are the only supported clients at this time for Azure SFTP. You may have to look into each one of the supported clients to see if any of them have the option for network driver and utilize the same.

Although SSHFS-WIN seems to support this feature, it is not a supported client for Azure SFTP. I tried replicating this using WINSCP and SSHFS-WIN and see the issues as you mentioned.

I would highly encourage that you create a feature request for this here- https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/forum/79b1327d-d925-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f06a4

I apologize that you did not find the solution for this issue at this time. If there is anything else that I can assist you with please do let me know. Thank you!

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