ftpdctl - Man Page

ftpdctl [ -hv ] [ -s Unix domain socket ] action action-parameters

ftpdctl is the control program for the Professional File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server daemon.  The control program is used to control the daemon while it is running, supporting actions like restarting or shutting down the daemon, disabling or enabling specific virtual servers, kicking FTP users, etc.

The specific actions available via ftpdctl depend on the modules compiled into proftpd. Check the modules documentation for more information on the specific actions supported by the modules.

-h,--help

Display a short usage description, including all available options.

-s,--socket

Specifies an alternate path to be used for communicating with proftpd rather than the default Unix domain socket.  The default controls socket is /var/run/proftpd/proftpd.sock

-v,--verbose

Display informational messages while communicating with the proftpd daemon.

The ftpdctl utility exits with one of the following values:

0

Requested action was successfully handled.

1

A generic error occurred handling the request.

2

The requesting user does not have permission to perform the action.

3

The request contains invalid/unknown parameters.

4

The subject/target of the requested action could not be found.

5

The requested action could not be handled.

6

The requested action/operation was ignored.

7

The requested action is not supported.

8

An internal error occurred while processing the requested action.

ProFTPD is written and maintained by a number of people, full credits can be found on http://www.proftpd.org/credits.html

proftpd(8),ftp(1),ftpwho(1),ftpcount(1),ftpshut(8)

Full documentation on ProFTPD, including configuration and FAQs, is available at http://www.proftpd.org/

For help/support, try the ProFTPD mailing lists, detailed on http://www.proftpd.org/lists.html

Report bugs at http://bugs.proftpd.org/

ftpdctl_selinux(8).