Configuring File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers

Additional information about FTP

For more information about FTP, see the following manual pages:

Manual page Information provided
ftp(1tcp) File transfer program
ftp(3N) FTP API functions
ftpaccess(4tcp) FTP server configuration file
ftpconversions(4tcp) FTP server conversions database
ftpcount(1Mtcp) Show current number of FTP users for each class
ftpd(1Mtcp) DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server
ftpgroups(4tcp) FTP group access file
ftphosts(4tcp) Allow or deny access to individual FTP users from various hosts
ftpshut(1Mtcp) Close down the FTP servers at a given time
ftpusers(4tcp) Deny access to individual FTP users
ftpwho(1Mtcp) Show current process information for each FTP user
xferlog(4tcp) Format of FTP server logfile 

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| Manual page         |  Information provided                          |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ftp(1tcp)           |  File transfer program                         |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ftp(3N)             |  FTP API functions                             |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ftpaccess(4tcp)     |  FTP server configuration file                 |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ftpconversions(4tcp)|  FTP server conversions database               |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ftpcount(1Mtcp)     |  Show current number of FTP users for each     |
|                     |  class                                         |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ftpd(1Mtcp)         |  DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server  |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ftpgroups(4tcp)     |  FTP group access file                         |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ftphosts(4tcp)      |  Allow or deny access to individual FTP users  |
|                     |  from various hosts                            |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ftpshut(1Mtcp)      |  Close down the FTP servers at a given time    |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ftpusers(4tcp)      |  Deny access to individual FTP users           |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ftpwho(1Mtcp)       |  Show current process information for each FTP |
|                     |  user                                          |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| xferlog(4tcp)       |  Format of FTP server logfile                  |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
More information about FTP may be obtained by consulting the following RFCs:

RFC Title
959 File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
1123 Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Application and Support
1127 Perspective on the Host Requirements RFCs
1579 Firewall-Friendly FTP 

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| RFC                 |  Title                                                     |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 959                 |  File Transfer Protocol (FTP)                              |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1123                |  Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Application and Support|
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1127                |  Perspective on the Host Requirements RFCs                 |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1579                |  Firewall-Friendly FTP                                     |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
For more on anonymous FTP security, consult the information available from CERT at the URL: ftp://info.cert.org/pub/tech_tips/security_info.

You can also obtain information about the known abuses of anonymous FTP at the URL: ftp://info.cert.org/pub/tech_tips/anonymous_ftp_abuses.

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