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View remote SSH, FTP, and SFTP servers using Nautilus

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By Juergen Haas, About.com

  • Make sure the Nautilus Location Bar is open (see the section called "Open the Location Bar in Nautilus").

  • In the Location Bar, enter the following:

    For SSH, use:

    ssh://username@ssh.server.com

    For FTP, use:

    ftp://username@ftp.server.com

    For SFTP, use:

    sftp://username@sftp.server.com

    Replace username with your username and replace everything after the @ symbol with the server's address. You will be prompted for a password if needed. If there is no username (anonymous) omit the username and the @ symbol.

    Alternatively, to specify your password manually, change one of the above like so:

    ftp://username:password@ftp.server.com

  • To access remote servers easily through Nautilus, add a permanent bookmark to the server by selecting Places->Connect to Server... and entering the details for the remote server.

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