How do I connect to my remote sftp account using ubuntu's "Connect to Server" option? When I have the "Connect to Server" dialog box on my screen, the "Service type" only shows:
Those are the only FTP options I can see in the dropdown. No SFTP option?
The easiest way to connect to an SFTP server with Ubuntu is with the sftp:// scheme of the file managers with GVFS support (Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar) or KIO support (Dolphin, Konqueror):
Open a file manager window.
Show or focus the address bar e. g. with Ctrl+L.
(If this doesn't work your file manager may have an equivalent, alternative menu entry called “Go to…” or “Connect to…”. Some window manager require you to press Alt to show the menu bar.)
Enter the server address into the address bar:
sftp://example.org[:port]/
You can even supply username, password, and a path in the address:
sftp://[user[:password]@]example.org[:port]/[path/to/directory/]
If you don't and the SFTP account requires a password, a password dialogue will pop up.
