From 21008b4cd511b0052b597ff64a605e0508863d45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Bj=C3=B8rn=20Smith?= Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 11:57:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: sftp: add note regarding format of server_command Elaborate exactly how server_command should be used in the configuration file --- backend/sftp/sftp.go | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/backend/sftp/sftp.go b/backend/sftp/sftp.go index 5b213bf55..d9c300bfb 100644 --- a/backend/sftp/sftp.go +++ b/backend/sftp/sftp.go @@ -232,7 +232,16 @@ E.g. the second example above should be rewritten as: Default: "", Help: `Specifies the path or command to run a sftp server on the remote host. -The subsystem option is ignored when server_command is defined.`, +The subsystem option is ignored when server_command is defined. + +If adding server_command to the configuration file please note that +it should not be enclosed in quotes, since that will make rclone fail. + +A working example is: + + [remote_name] + type = sftp + server_command = sudo /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server`, Advanced: true, }, { Name: "use_fstat",