Native SFTP client as a tool instead of individual entry

Hello,

It's possible to apply an existing template to an entry like you want to do.

Please consult the topic below for more information
http://help.remotedesktopmanager.com/macroscripttools_template.htm

Best regards,

That is exactly what I was looking for.

Thank you.

I wanted to revisit this. As it only partially fills the need we have.

Example Scenario: we have an entry defined as an ssh session, we have that session open already. If I want to open the native sftp client as a template for this session, I have to exit the existing session first. What I would like for the tool to do is open an additional session using the template while the original ssh session is still open.

Essentially I could open up the same session using multiple templates at the same time. I believe it was working that way up-until the latest build. 11.5.0.0.

I've gone back through configurations on each of the templates as well as the macro's and I do not see any flags/switches I can add to open an additional session.

Hi,
It seems to work fine for me when I go back to the dashboard I can see my templates in the Macros/Scripts/Tools tab page.

Regards

Hi,
Your issue might be related to this:

https://forum.devolutions.net/messages.aspx?TopicID=26084&MessageID=93847#post93847

We are investigating.

Regards

Modified existing session + all templates used by macro-tools.
Here are my results.

In the main entry (ssh) and all templates I have 'Allow open multiple connections' set to 'True'
If I open the session using a macro template then open the mail ssh session it works correctly.
If I do the reverse, opening the main ssh session, then attempt to open an additional session with the macro templates it simply jumps back to the original session without opening an additional tab or external window.

I will monitor the other thread.

Thank you for the input.

Additional Update:

It seems to be working after the following:

I had to set the priority of the Macro Templates higher than the original ssh entry.

Once I set the priority of the 'tools' higher than the original entry AND have multiple connections hard set to true (was default) then i'm able to use the tools as we intended.

Hi,
I've made a fix internally for that. This should be in the next minor release.

Regards

Great, thank you

Hi, old thread, but I'd like the same thing and the goto link does not work anymore.
So, how can we easily start a SFTP connection directly from a SSH one, without creating a new session?
Thank you.

Hello,

In your SSH Shell entry, you can check "Use SFTP connection for remote file transfer":



I think this is what you are looking for. You can also check "start minimized" if you don't want to use the feature every time but would only want it in certain situations.

Regards,

Hi, thank you for answering. I was aware of this option but this does not work as asked and it also does not work well. The check box always opens a file browser which most of the time is not needed and it also takes a LOT of time to login. At least on my servers, this could take even 10 seconds to open a connection who otherwise opens instantly.
Something la right clicking a SSH connection or the opened ssh tab and choosing SFTP would be a lot more useful. Or in the current implementation you described, it would be useful to open the file browser only when needed and resolve the login problems.

Hello,

Thanks for the feedback. The "start minimized" would be the option you're looking for if you don't want to always use it by default.
Regarding the length of the login it does sound like an issue. Do you have the same kind of delay when you use an SFTP entry by itself?

Regards,

Apparently the SFTP connection takes some time to log in. It seems that the first time connecting takes the most time, after that it's faster, 2-3 seconds.

The minimized option seems useful, but how do I bring the file browser back to use SFTP? I can not find it.

Thank you.

Hello,

You can press this button in the toolbar to show/hide the file transfer section:



For the SFTP connection taking some time to connect, if this is something you aren't able to reproduce in another application, you could send us your SFTP logs, and it could help us pinpoint the issue and see if we can do something about it. The you can configure your SSH entry to write logs specific to SFTP by configuring this section:



Make sure to set the verbose level to 2. You can then send the file to me through our forum's private messaging system.

Regards,

Hmm.. I don't have that button, I looked everywhere for something like that.
Here is what I got:


I don't find a way to show it, any idea?

Thank you.

What version of RDM are you running? This feature hasn't always existed in RDM so it's possible the version you're on simply doesn't have this. If you are running the latest stable (2022.1.21.0), then it's possible there is a bug and we will have to look into this.

Regards,

I run 2021.2.28.0 64-BIT. It is also the free version, if that might be the culprit here.
LE: I can now see it is not the latest.

If you're able to update to the latest to give it a try, let me know if you still encounter this issue with the button. RDM Free vs Enterprise shouldn't matter in this case.

Regards,

With the last version I can see the button but on two different installations, SFTP does not start minimized, the checkbox doesn't seem to work.

Also, I understand there is a HowTo for using templates in the commercial version for getting a SFTP tool option, could you point me to it?

Thank you.

Thank you for letting us know. I've investigated and it seems there were a few issues like you've described. There was also one where the log file needed to be created before linking to it, which isn't normal. These will be fixed in RDM 2022.1.22.0.

Regarding the help topic, here is the updated version of the one previously posted in the thread: https://kb.devolutions.net/rdm_add_a_template_as_a_custom_tool.html
Hopefully this can help you achieve the workflow you want in RDM.

Regards,

Thank you very much for your help!