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2887639 - Unable to connect to the SFTP account via browser

Symptom

  1. When logging in the SFTP server URL, custumer gets the error "HTTP/1.1 404 Object Not Found" "The requested URL was not found on this server". 
  2. Customer cannot login to SFTP server, even tough there aren't error messages appearing

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Cause

  1. You are using an old SFTP server URL
  2. There is a change you have entered the wrong credentials five (5) times within 1 minute and the public IP address got banned in SFTP

Resolution

  1. Please ensure you are using the correct SFTP URL, as per KBA 2250792 - SFTP Public IP Addresses and URL's for Data Centres - SAP for MeAlways use your SFTP base URL e.g (https://sftp8.sapsf.com

NOTE: If you are using a bookmarked URL or one shared by a colleague, it might contain cache that can redirect you to the old URL. Please use the new one after cleaning browser cache or in incognito tab.

  1. Raise an incident under component LOD-SF-PLT-FTPE, providing the following information:

Support: Please refer to the internal memo. 

See Also

Keywords

SFTP server, unable to connect, auto ban list, chrome, edge, error , KBA , LOD-SF-PLT-FTPE , SFTP Login Errors , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite 2311