To prevent users from modifying files while the SFTP server is transferring them, you can enable SFTP file locking. By default, SFTP file locking is disabled.
| If you want SFTP file locking to be... | Enter the command... |
|---|---|
| Disabled | options sftp.locking none |
| Enabled so that files being retrieved cannot be deleted or renamed | options sftp.locking delete |
| Enabled so that files being retrieved cannot be opened for writing or deletion | options sftp.locking write |
