LFTP when used with proxies doesn't work

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user2949465 picture user2949465 · Nov 3, 2013 · Viewed 10.5k times · Source

I can't seem to use LFTP with proxies that require authentification correctly on my Ubuntu server. When I use it with proxy that doesn't require username/password everything seems fine:

lftp 
lftp :~> set http:proxy http://HOST:PORT 
lftp :~> set ftp:proxy http://HOST:PORT 
lftp :~> open username:[email protected] 
lftp [email protected]:~> get file.ext 
file.ext 
36352 bytes transferred in 10 seconds (3.5K/s) 
lftp [email protected]:~> exit

but when I have to put username/password there is a problem:

lftp 
lftp :~> set http:proxy http://proxylogin:proxypass@HOST:port 
lftp :~> set ftp:proxy http://proxylogin:proxypass@HOST:port 
lftp :~> open ftp://ftpuser:[email protected]

answer:

cd: Access failed: 401 Authentication Required (~)

please someone help!

Answer

TanisDLJ picture TanisDLJ · Aug 19, 2014

If you are trying to test:

lftp :~> set ftp:proxy http://proxylogin:proxypass@HOST:port 
lftp :~> open ftpserv.com 
lftp :~> USER ftpuser
password: ftppass

OR this other one to automate something:

lftp :~> set ftp:proxy http://proxylogin:proxypass@HOST:port 
lftp :~> open ftpserv.com 
lftp :~> USER ftpuser ftppass

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