General options

You can set the following general options:

Max number of failed logins

The maximum number of times that a user may attempt to log in and fail before the connection will be terminated. The default value is 5 attempts.

Session timeout (seconds)

The period of time in seconds that must elapse before an inactive connection will be terminated. The default value is 900 seconds.

Max session timeout (seconds)

The maximum inactive period in seconds that an FTP client can request. The default value is 7200 seconds (2 hours).

Shutdown file

The pathname of the file that the FTP server checks to see if and when it is going to be shut down, and the message that should be displayed to users. This file is created by the shutdown procedure described in ``Scheduling the shutdown of the FTP server''. See ftpshut(1Mtcp) for the format of this file including details of the ``magic cookies'' (text insertion macros) that you can use. Click on Select to change the shutdown file using a file browser.

Banner file

The pathname of the file that contains the message that is displayed to users when they connect to the FTP server. Click on Select to change the banner file using a file browser. See ``Magic cookies'' for details of the text insertion macros that you can insert in this file.

Email address

The e-mail address of the FTP server administrator.