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Configure EFT to Use the Web Admin

Published October 10th, 2024 by Helder Vieira

To configure EFT to use the Web Admin, follow the below steps: From the EFT interface, go to the administration interface and click Server > Localhost > Administration tab. To allow remote administration, select the "Allow remote administration" check box. You should also enable the "REST API / web admin" check box. The default p

FTP Server Status and Error Codes

Published July 10th, 2023 by Helder Vieira

Range Purpose 1xx Positive Preliminary reply The requested action is being initiated; expect another reply before proceeding with a new command. (The user-process sending another command before the completion reply would be in violation of protocol; but server-FTP processes should queue any commands that arrive while a preceding command is in progre

Add a User to The Retention Admin Group

Published July 21st, 2023 by Helder Vieira

Please navigate to the “Administration” section in the portal. You will see the screen below: Click “Groups” in the left-side vertical menu: In the “Groups” section you will see “Retention Administrators” Click the group name, the bottom will expand and you will see the following section: Click the Users tab and then Modify. A window will open up, c

EFT Logging

Published September 19th, 2023 by Helder Vieira

In EFT Server's logging system, there is a hierarchy of loggers, and you can configure various loggers and their settings in the logging.cfg file. The logger hierarchy allows you to control the granularity of logging for different components of the EFT Server. Logger Hierarchy All loggers inherit from the root logger; i.e., this is the default lev

Configure a Traditional Task

Published September 8th, 2023 by Helder Vieira

A traditional task will pull files from a source and push them to a destination, it can use schedules to run automatically and it can also use processes to run scripts. Note: Hosts must have already been created in MOVEit Automation. On the TASKS tab select New Task from the Add Task dropdown list. Enter the task name in the Friendly Name field. Sel

EFT Upgrade Information

Published November 7th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

Issue How to upgrade EFT. Solution Comprehensive Upgrade Information: Please consider the following info when upgrading , not all will app l y to your unique situation , so g leam what is applicable to you . You may only upgrade two versions at a time , versions, in this case, will refer to the second numerical character in the softwar

DMZ Gateway Configuration Settings File Location

Published September 18th, 2023 by Helder Vieira

The DMZ Gateway configuration file can be found at ( <InstallDir>\conf\DMZGatewayServerService.conf ) by default, and it can be edited to fine-tune your DMZ Gateway deployment for specific situations. The config file has a number of configurations in place already, so the best advice is to find the existing properties in the configurations fil

Finding Corrupted Monitors

Published November 9th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

Issue How can I check for corrupted monitor files? Solution To check to see if there are any corrupted snapshots in your Monitor Snapshots directory (which may explain monitor issues): The file should be renamed to .corrupted if that’s the case. To find the monitor folder location, go to System -> Global Settings -> Data -> Monitors

How to Send Slack Alerts from GoAnywhere

Published November 7th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

To be able to send notifications to Slack you need to follow these steps: Create a Slack App (start building) and generate an incoming webhook using https://api.slack.com/ Give the app a name and choose a workspace. Navigate to Add Features and Functionality > Incoming Webhook > Activate Incoming Webhooks > Add New Webhook to Workspace >

Understanding Service Level Agreements in GoAnywhere

Published June 29th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

SLAs are found under the Reporting menu. You create an SLA based on Monitors, Triggers or Projects SLAs have a source and an action. Actions can either be to call a project or send an email. For projects you can pass variables from the SLA into the project; For emails, you can specify a recipient lists both for when the SLA has been and has not been

How to Rebuild the Index in GoAnywhere

Published November 4th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

It may become necessary to rebuild the GoAnywhere index. Please follow the instructions below to rebuild. Navigate to: http[s]://[host:port]/goanywhere/admin/debug/GlobalLogMonitor.xhtml Press the "Rebuild Index" button After starting, the Index Status will read NEW. Also, you will see this entry that looks like this in the goanywhere.log or the sys

Adding Your Own Cloud Connector Add-On in GoAnywhere

Published November 7th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

What is a Cloud Connector in GoAnywhere? Cloud-Connectors are used in GA when it is required to connect to a cloud service that is currently not officially supported in GoAnywhere. Any cloud service can be accessed by GA as long as it has a documented REST API. How to create a Cloud-Connector To create a Cloud-Connector in GA you must first, login

Both MOVEit Automation Nodes are Primary

Published September 28th, 2023 by Helder Vieira

When both nodes are running as primary, it generally means there is a misconfiguration with MOVEit Automation failover on both nodes. To fix this, please follow these steps: Turn off MOVEit Automation services on both nodes. Open the mmc and add the local users and groups snap-in. Make sure the automation failover user is not locked out on either n

Manage GA MFT Licenses

Published November 25th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

You can activate, deactivate or refresh your GoAnywhere licence with simple button clicks as long as your GoAnywhere instance can reach the internet using the instructions below. If you are unable to reach the internet from your GoAnywhere server, follow the notes at the end of this document for manual activation. For New Installations (ACTIVATION)

Bulk Export Tasks

Published September 8th, 2023 by Helder Vieira

You can export tasks into an XML file that can be imported if required. Exporting multiple tasks: Open the TASKS tab, and use the filters to list the tasks you want to export. Click Bulk Actions > Export. It will give you the option to also export the certificates and keys.if required, enter a password and click OK (use the same password when imp

Error Accessing Local Filesystem

Published November 7th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

Issue Error accessing the local filesystem. Network resources work fine. Solution Reasons for being unable to browse the filesystem within GoAnywhere projects are often due to the restrictions in place within the Users > Domains menu. Check that the user can access the directories specified.

Java 11 Requirements When Upgrading to MFT v7.1.2

Published February 10th, 2023 by Helder Vieira

Java 11 is required to use GoAnywhere MFT after v7.1.0. However, migrating to Java 11 requiressome additional considerations. NOTE: If you have installed version 7.1.1 or newer of GoAnywhere MFT, the following updatesare handled by the installer. For Upgrading GoAnywhere versions older than v7.1.1: When upgrading to GoAnywhere MFT version 7.1.2 and

SSL Certificate Compatibility

Published September 7th, 2023 by Helder Vieira

The table below indicates the functions and encodings that have been tested for compatibility with EFT. Note: EFT does not support SSL Certificate Private Keys without passphrases. Encoding Function PEM - ASCII encoded DER - binary encoded PKCS#7/P7B PKCS#12/PFX AS2 public YES YES YES YES (imports public key) AS2 private YES YES n/a YES AS2 par

What to do if GoAnywhere is Failing to Start?

Published July 7th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

To determine what is causing the service to fail to start, we need to find the correct log file. For clustered environments If the GoAnywhere service is failing to start, the first place to look is the Tomcat logs. Tomcat logs (from each server) [installDir]/goanywhere/tomcat/logs/Catalina.out If running on Windows, look for: Commons-Daemon(ceatio

GoAnywhere - Expiring system certificates

Published November 7th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

We’ve had a number of calls from GoAnywhere users, reporting email alerts for expiring certificates. These are certificates that come with a default GoAnywhere installation. These alerts can be worrying, but in the majority of cases, they can be safely ignored. A number of root CA certificates are always delivered with new GoAnywhere installs. Theor

Hide Forgot Username or Password links in WTC

Published September 20th, 2023 by Helder Vieira

Hide the “Forgot Username” link on WTC Login page Open <EFT installation>\Web\Account\Login.htm file. Add the “hidden” attribute to the “Forgot Username” link within the FORGOT_USERNAME_SECTION. Save the file, restart EFT Windows Service and refresh the browser. Hide the “Forgot Password” link on WTC Login page Open <EFT installati

Importing an SSL Certificate

Published September 7th, 2023 by Helder Vieira

You can save the certificates that you want to import into EFT in your My Documents folder. The Certificate Manager browses your My Documents folder by default when you click Import. If you attempt to import a certificate that has a key length of 512 bits or less on a Site created using the “strict security settings” option, EFT prompts you that onl

EFT Modules List

Published September 19th, 2023 by Helder Vieira

Advanced Authentication Modes Module (AAMM) The Advanced Authentication Modes Module protects data in transit by enforcing the use of secure protocols, strong ciphers and encryption keys, and maintaining strict password policies, and enables organizations to centralize their user access controls, improve productivity, and increase adherence to secu

Changing Root Folder of EFT While Retaining Permissions

Published August 10th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

Issue How to change the root folder of the site while retaining permissions in versions older than v8.0. Solution To change the Root Folder of EFT while Retaining Permissions, please follow the steps below: This information applies to: EFT v6.x - v7.4.13.15 In v8.0 and later, the permissions are retained when changing the Site root (In EFT Enterpris

FIPS Ciphers

Published November 9th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

Issue What are the recommended ciphers for a FIPS-enabled system? Solution This is the FIPS-certified list of ciphers: I’ve highlighted the only two that are considered ‘safe’ as of August 17, 2022 – only these 2 should be enabled on HTTPS listener

Check SSH Public Key Format is Valid

Published November 4th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

Issue How to check if an SSH public key is valid. Solution You can check if an SSH key is valid by using a PowerShell SSH client on Windows 10 machines. Command format: ssh-keygen -f Public_key_file -e -m pem Bad key: ssh-keygen -f twscdp2@ngsycdp2.txt -e -m pemLoad key "twscdp2@ngsycdp2.txt": invalid format Good key: ssh-keygen -f opctask@gb128n01

GoAnywhere Memory Usage

Published November 7th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

Issue Memory exhaustion on servers. Is it possible to view what’s causing this? Solution If you know when the issues are occurring you could view the audit log and see what jobs were running at that time, or if you notice a spike while logged into the GoAnywhere admin interface you could go to Workflows>Active jobs to see what's running. For memo

Resetting Passwords

Published November 7th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

Issue I have been locked out of my account. How do I reset my password? Solution If you are a Web User who has been instructed to reset your password, you will need to contact a GoAnywhere administrator with the Security Officer role to do the following: - Navigate to Users > Web Users. Click the Action icon next to the Web U

Azure Blob Object UNC Access

Published November 7th, 2022 by Helder Vieira

In order to access an Azure blob object as a UNC share (not as a resource) both the user that the GoAnywhere service runs as, and the user authorised to access the share must be the same. In the share example below “azureuser” in the UNC must be the same as the user GoAnywhere service account with the same password/key. \\azureuser.file.core.windows