Linux Troubleshooting Bible

Which File Transfer Method to Use?Since Fedora Core offers you several ways to move files around your network and from system to system, you will need to pick the method best suited to your environment and the task at hand. To make this dec...

Configuring and using FTPAs we said above, FTP is probably the most common method of file transfer. However, it's also one of the most dangerous. Many new administrators enable anonymous FTP access and full-write access, to make it easy to ...

Configuring and using scp and sftpIf the security risks of FTP are simply too much for you to deal with, consider switching to the secure suite of tools distributed by OpenSSH. OpenSSH offers secure versions of all the old familiar remote a...

Configuring and using WebDAVIf you have a number of users who simply need file upload access to website file system space, such as those who host their websites on your local server farm, the WebDAV protocol is an excellent alternative to m...

Other File Transfer SolutionsThere are many other ways to get files from Machine A to Machine B over networks. You can use NFS drive mounting on a trusted network, synchronization tools like rsync, and even tar streams tunneled through secu...

File Transfer Troubleshooting File transfer is a fairly straightforward process. If you run into trouble, the causes are easy to figure out, and the solutions are simple to implement. Here are some of the most common file transfer issues a...

File Transfer ResourcesBecause file transfer is so important when offering network-based services, there is a vast amount of information available to help you with file-transfer-related problems and questions. Table 18-3 shows some of the b...

SummaryThere are several protocols that can be used to move files from one location on a network to another. Though FTP, the original file transfer protocol, is still very common, it is not particularly secure and is generally discouraged f...