Hi @Jonathan
Can you little bit elaborate your issue.
Thanks.
sftp issue encountered
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Jonathan
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Hi,
I cannot type yes to that prompt below? Any reason?
C:\Windows\system32>sftp peter@?.?.?.?3:22
The authenticity of host '?.?.?.?3 (?.?.?.?3)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:b7L????.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])?
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Senthil kumar 1,730 Reputation points2026-07-24T04:39:27.8+00:00 -
Jonathan 300 Reputation points
2026-07-24T05:39:18.77+00:00 I used sftp command to run it against the server and got the above prompt. How to choose "Yes" in above prompt?
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Senthil kumar 1,730 Reputation points
2026-07-25T08:35:59.7366667+00:00 Yes or Y its showing the options.
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Jonathan 300 Reputation points
2026-08-07T09:52:59.7933333+00:00 Any other change to resolve this?
C:\Windows\system32>sftp -p peter@1????:22
peter@1????'s password:
Connected to 1????.
File "/C:/Users/peter/22" not found.
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Senthil kumar 1,730 Reputation points
2026-08-07T10:15:11.5666667+00:00 May be you try with your sftp folder path
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