1VSFTPD(8)                 BSD System Manager's Manual                VSFTPD(8)
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NAME

4     vsftpd — Very Secure FTP Daemon
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SYNOPSIS

7     vsftpd [configuration file and / or options]
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DESCRIPTION

10     vsftpd is the Very Secure File Transfer Protocol Daemon. The server can
11     be launched via a “super-server” such as inetd(8) or xinetd(8).  Alterna‐
12     tively, vsftpd can be launched in standalone mode, in which case vsftpd
13     itself will listen on the network. This latter mode is easier to use, and
14     recommended. It is activated by setting listen=YES in
15     /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf.  Direct execution of the vsftpd binary will then
16     launch the FTP service ready for immediate client connections.
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18     Systemd changes the vsftpd daemon start-up. The vsftpd package contains
19     vsftpd-generator script generating symbolic links to /var/run/sys‐
20     temd/generator/vsftpd.target.wants directory. The generator is called
21     during e.g. 'systemctl --system daemon-reload'. All these symbolic links
22     link /usr/lib/systemd/system/vsftpd@.service file.  The vsftpd daemon(s)
23     is/are controlled by one of following ways:
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25     1. Single daemon using default /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf configuration file
26     # systemctl {start,stop,...} vsftpd[.service]
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28     2. Single daemon using /etc/vsftpd/<conf-name>.conf
29     # systemctl {start,stop,...} vsftpd@<conf-name>[.service]
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31     3. All instances together
32     # systemctl {restart,stop} vsftpd.target
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34     See systemd.unit(5), systemd.target(5) for further details.
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OPTIONS

37     An optional configuration file or files may be given on the command line.
38     These files must be owned as root if running as root. Any command line
39     option not starting with a "-" character is treated as a config file that
40     will be loaded. Note that config files are loaded in the strict order
41     that they are encountered on the command line.  If no config files are
42     specified, the default configuration file of /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf will
43     be loaded, after all other command line options are processed.
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45     Supported options are:
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47     -v      Print the version information and exit, even if other options are
48             encountered.
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50     -ooption=value
51             Set a single option, value pair as per the format in the config
52             file. Multiple -o options are supported, and they are applied in
53             strict order relative to their appearance on the command line,
54             including intermingling with loading of config files.
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EXAMPLES

57     vsftpd -olisten=NO /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf -oftpd_banner=blah
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59     That example overrides vsftpd's built-in default for the "listen" option
60     to be NO, but then loads /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf which may override that
61     setting. Finally, the "ftpd_banner" setting is set to "blah", which over‐
62     rides any default vsftpd setting and any identical setting that was in
63     the config file.
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FILES

66     /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
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68     /usr/lib/systemd/system/vsftpd.service
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70     /usr/lib/systemd/system/vsftpd@.service
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72     /usr/lib/systemd/system/vsftpd.target
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SEE ALSO

75     vsftpd.conf(5) systemd.unit(5)
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77                                 March 8, 2001
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