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E-IB: Pinging an SFTP Node Hosted on a Linux Server Results in "SFTPTargetConnector: ExternalSystemContactException: %Attachment_Failed Unable to connect to the SFT" Error (Doc ID 2930028.1)

Last updated on MAY 09, 2023

Applies to:

PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools - Version 8.58 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When pinging an SFTP Target Connector node, ping fails with the following error:

The issue can be reproduced using the following steps:

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1. Log into the PeopleSoft application in the affected environment via a browser.
2. Navigate to PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Nodes, and open the SFTPTARGET node definition.
3. Ping the affected node, and observe error message shown above. 

Changes

The SFTP server was moved from a Windows to a Linux machine.

Cause

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