Configuring the SFTP Port - Examples

This article provides the sample configuration setup for the modification of the SFTP port through the CLI.

Configuration Through the CLI

The CLI configuration steps for configuring user specific SFTP port number are listed below.

1. Verify the default SFTP port number in Skylight Flex.
   your product# show sftp port
   SFTP destination port number: 22
   your product#

2. Perform the SFTP operation and ensure the command execution is successful.
   your product# copy startup-config sftp://< user >:< password >@< serverip >/flex .conf

3. Configure the user-specific SFTP port number.
   your product# configure terminal
   your product(config)# sftp port 2000
   your product(config)# end
   your product#

4. Verify the configuration using the show command.
   your product# show sftp port
   SFTP destination port number: 2000
   your product#

5. Perform the SFTP operation. Ensure the SFTP server is listening on the configured SFTP port.
   your product# copy startup-config sftp://< user >:< password >@< serverip >/flex .conf

6. Reset the SFTP port to the default value.
   your product# configure terminal
   your product(config)# no sftp port
   your product(config)# end
   your product#

7. Verify the configuration using the show command and ensure the default port number 22 is updated.
   your product# show sftp port
   SFTP destination port number: 22

Modifying SSH Port Number on SFTP Server

The following steps modify the SSH port number on the SFTP server.

1. Change the SSH port number on the server configuration file.
   Path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
   Port 2000

2. Restart the SSH daemon.
   sudo systemctl restart sshd.service