xferlog(4) - osol9

1xferlog(4)                       File Formats                       xferlog(4)
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NAME

6       xferlog - FTP Server transfer log file
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SYNOPSIS

9       /var/log/xferlog
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  xferlog  file  contains  transfer logging information from the FTP
14       Server, in.ftpd(1M). You can use the logfile capability to  change  the
15       location of the log file. See ftpaccess(4).
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18       By  default, each server entry is composed of a single line of the fol‐
19       lowing form. All fields are separated by spaces.
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21         current-time  transfer-time    remote-host  bytes-transferred  \
22                 filename
23         transfer-type  special-action-flag  direction access-mode  username
24         service-name  authentication-method  authenticated-user-id \
25                  completion-status
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29       The xferlog format capability can be used to customize the transfer log
30       file  format  used. In addition to those in the default format, it also
31       supports chroot-filename, file-size,  and  restart-offset  fields.  See
32       ftpaccess(4).
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35       The fields are defined as follows:
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37       current-time             The  current local time in the form DDD MMM dd
38                                hh:mm:ss YYYY, where:
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62       transfer-time            The total time in seconds for the transfer
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65       remote-host              The remote host name
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68       bytes-transferred        The number of bytes transferred
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71       filename                 The absolute pathname of the transferred file
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74       transfer-type            A single  character  indicating  the  type  of
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84       special-action-flag      One  or more single character flags that indi‐
85                                cate any special action  taken.  The  special-
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89                                C               File was compressed
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103       direction                The  direction  of the transfer. direction can
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113       access-mode              The method by which the  user  is  logged  in.
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129       username                 The local username, or if  anonymous,  the  ID
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133       service-name             The name of the service invoked, usually ftp
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136       authentication-method    The method of authentication used. authentica‐
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140                                0    None
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147       authenticated-user-id    The  user  ID  returned  by the authentication
148                                method. A * is used if an  authenticated  user
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152       completion-status        A  single  character  indicating the status of
153                                the transfer. completion-status can  have  one
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163       chroot-filename          The  pathname of the transferred file relative
164                                to the chroot point. This will differ from the
165                                filename field for anonymous and guest users.
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168       file-size                The size, in bytes, of the file on the server.
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171       restart-offset           The offset, in bytes, at which the file trans‐
172                                fer was restarted (0 when  no  restart  offset
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FILES

177       /var/log/xferlog
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ATTRIBUTES

180       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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185       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
186       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
187       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
188       │Availability                 │SUNWftpr                     │
189       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
190       │Interface Stability          │External                     │
191       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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