Error: Received unexpected end-of-file from SFTP server Error: Could not connect to server

Posted April 10, 2021
Ubuntu

I’ve been recieving this error for days now.

On top of this, I can’t even access my SSH. After I type my root password it just closes.

I have no clue what to do. I’m using ubuntu on a VPS.

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KFSys • April 11, 2021

Hi @rizonrise,

How are you trying to enter your Droplet, is it from a normal SSH terminal/Putty Agent? Additionally, can you ping your droplet’s IP? Does it show packet loss or it is able to connect?

If any of the above are correct, your network might be stopped. First use your Droplet’s Web Console. You can find the web console from your control panel --> access.

In there use your root user and root password to enter. Once inside try and type in: