Filetransfer on Linux Server (Teamviewer configuration with no graphical user interface)

I successfully installed Teamviewer12 on Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS. Now I want to use the filetransfer functionaly from Windows.

My linux server is in a local network (behind a router) and therefore ssh is not an option and I was looking for teamviewer to work around this. On a windows machine, I can connect to the linux server, log in with an user but 'The file transfer could not be started because it was denied on the remote computer' (this message is shown after I select file transfer).

Is there a configuration file that I have to edit for permissions (similar to the graphical options) for the command line users?

How can I get file transfer from/to a linux server working (server is behind a firewall & router).

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future0

To DanielStm

It's been 7 years since you answered in 2017, and now it's 2024... file_transfer is still not supported in headless. Mouse clicks and file_transfer are still necessary and useful in headless. I hope teamviewer will support it.

DanielStm

Dear Mischa,

I understand that you use TeamViewer in headless mode. Unfortunatly, a filetransfer connection is currently not possible in headless mode. We are thinking about implementing it, when time permits.

The only workaround I currently see is to install a light-weight desktop environment and use that. Also note that the latest TeamViewer Host update supports file transfer (but not in headless mode).