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How to copy or delete a file in jump server users home directory?

Using SFTP to copy and delete files in jump server


Overview: This article explains how to use SFTP clients to copy or delete files in a jump server user’s home directory, including detailed steps for connecting to the gateway server and managing files.


Use sftp clients to copy files from the desktop to the gateway and to delete the files as well. The user first needs to sftp to the gateway server as shown below

[email protected]’s password:
Connected to 192.168.56.112.
 
sftp> ls
ezsh.log
 
sftp> put ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz
Uploading ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz to /home/john/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz
ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz                                                                                                                100%   11MB  18.0MB/s   00:00    
sftp> ls
ezsh.log                           ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz
 
sftp> rm ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz
Removing /home/john/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz

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