1FTPUSERS(5)                Linux Programmer's Manual               FTPUSERS(5)
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NAME

6       ftpusers - list of users that may not log in via the FTP daemon
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DESCRIPTION

9       The  text  file  ftpusers  contains a list of users that may not log in
10       using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server  daemon.   This  file  is
11       used  not  merely  for system administration purposes but for improving
12       security within a TCP/IP networked environment.  It will typically con‐
13       tain a list of the users that either have no business using ftp or have
14       too many privileges to be allowed to log in through the FTP server dae‐
15       mon.  Such users usually include root, daemon, bin, uucp, and news.  If
16       your FTP server daemon doesn't use ftpusers then it is  suggested  that
17       you  read its documentation to find out how to block access for certain
18       users.  Washington University FTP server Daemon  (wuftpd)  and  Profes‐
19       sional FTP Daemon (proftpd) are known to make use of ftpusers.
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22       The  format  of ftpusers is very simple.  There is one account name (or
23       username) per line.  Lines starting with a # are ignored.
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FILES

26       /etc/ftpusers
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SEE ALSO

29       passwd(5), proftpd(8), wuftpd(8)
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COLOPHON

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