Using another username to log in to an ftp server – H3C Technologies H3C S7500E Series Switches User Manual

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To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Display detailed information

about a directory or file on the

remote FTP server

dir [ remotefile [ localfile ] ]

Optional

The ls command displays the name of a

directory or file only, while the dir

command displays detailed information

such as the file size and creation time.

Query a directory or file on the

remote FTP server

ls [ remotefile [ localfile ] ]

Optional

The ls command displays the name of a

directory or file only, while the dir

command displays detailed information

such as the file size and creation time.

Delete the specified file on the

remote FTP server permanently

delete remotefile

Optional

Set the file transfer mode to

ASCII

ascii

Optional

ASCII by default.

Set the file transfer mode to

binary

binary

Optional

ASCII by default.

Set the data transmission mode

to passive

passive

Optional

Passive by default.

Display the local working

directory of the FTP client

lcd

Optional

Upload a file to the FTP server

put localfile [ remotefile ]

Optional

Download a file from the FTP

server

get remotefile [ localfile ]

Optional

Using Another Username to Log In to an FTP Server

After the device serving as the FTP client has established a connection with the FTP server (For how

to establish an FTP connection, refer to

Establishing an FTP Connection

.), you can use another

username to log in to the FTP server.

This feature allows you to switch to different user levels without affecting the current FTP connection

(namely, the FTP control connection, data connection and connection status are not changed); if you

input an incorrect username or password, the current connection will be terminated, and you must log

in again to access the FTP server.

Follow the step below to use another username to log in to the FTP server:

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