Using LFTP – ignore SSL certificates

Issue – connecting to a FTPS server with a shared SSL certificate, like cPanel. Here is the solution

  • Create a file named rc in ~/.lftp and add the line:
set ssl:verify-certificate no
  • connect to FTPS server using lftp command
lftp -u user hostname.example.com

How to install lftp:

sudo apt install lftp

or

yum install lftp -y