Accessing Global Mailbox by using SFTP

Access Global Mailbox by configuring adapters and then by using SFTP.

About this task

To access Global Mailbox by using SFTP:

Procedure

  1. Configure a Sterling B2B Integrator SFTP Server adapter in the OSGi adapter container so that it is using Global Mailbox.
  2. Obtain the following storage information:
    • Bucket base File path
    • Bucket name
    • Key passphrase
  3. Configure a Sterling B2B Integrator GMCA ( Global Mailbox Client adapter) in the same OSGi adapter container as your SFTP Server adapter.
  4. Use a standard SFTP client to connect to the server.
  5. Log in as a user.
    Authorization to the directory is from the user permissions in Global Mailbox management tool. The SFTP session begins at the virtual root of the user that logs in.
  6. Use the following commands:
    • ls - view only Global Mailbox submailboxes and messages
    • ls -R - view only Global Mailbox submailboxes recursively (no messages)
    • cd - change to other mailboxes
    • mkdir - create a Global Mailbox, which can then be listed