1XFERLOG(5)                    File Formats Manual                   XFERLOG(5)
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NAME

6       xferlog - ProFTPD server logfile
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DESCRIPTION

9       The  xferlog file contains logging information from the FTP server dae‐
10       mon, proftpd(8).  This file usually is found in  /var/log  but  can  be
11       located  anywhere  by using a proftpd(8) configuration directive.  Each
12       server entry is composed of a single line of the following  form,  with
13       all fields being separated by spaces.
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15              current-time    transfer-time    remote-host   file-size   file‐
16              name   transfer-type   special-action-flag   direction   access-
17              mode   username   service-name   authentication-method   authen‐
18              ticated-user-id  completion-status
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20       current-time        is the current local time in the form "DDD  MMM  dd
21                           hh:mm:ss  YYYY".  Where DDD is the day of the week,
22                           MMM is the month, dd is the day of the month, hh is
23                           the hour, mm is the minutes, ss is the seconds, and
24                           YYYY is the year.
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26       transfer-time       is the total time in seconds for the transfer.
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28       remote-host         is the remote host name.
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30       file-size           is the size of the transferred file in bytes.
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32       filename            is the name of the transferred file.  If the  file‐
33                           name  contains  any  spaces  or control characters,
34                           each such character is replaced  by  an  underscore
35                           ('_') character.
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37       transfer-type       is a single character indicating the type of trans‐
38                           fer. Can be one of:
39                                  a         for an ascii transfer
40                                  b         for a binary transfer
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42       special-action-flag is one or more single  character  flags  indicating
43                           any special action taken.  Can be one or more of:
44                                  C         file was compressed
45                                  U         file was uncompressed
46                                  T         file was tar'ed
47                                  _         no action was taken
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49       direction           is the direction of the transfer. Can be one of:
50                                  o         outgoing
51                                  i         incoming
52                                  d         deleted
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54       access-mode         is  the  method by which the user is logged in. Can
55                           be one of:
56                                  a         (anonymous) is  for  an  anonymous
57                                            guest user.
58                                  r         (real)  is  for  a local authenti‐
59                                            cated user.
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61       username            is the local username, or if guest, the  ID  string
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64       service-name        is  the  name of the service being invoked, usually
65                           FTP.
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67       authentication-method
68                           is the method of authentication used.  Can  be  one
69                           of:
70                                  0         none
71                                  1         RFC931 Authentication
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73       authenticated-user-id
74                           is  the  user  id  returned  by  the authentication
75                           method.  A * is used if an authenticated user id is
76                           not available.
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78       completion-status   is  a single character indicating the status of the
79                           transfer.  Can be one of:
80                                  c         complete transfer
81                                  i         incomplete transfer
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FILES

84       /var/log/xferlog

AUTHORS

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

90       proftpd(8)
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92       Full  documentation  on  ProFTPD,  including configuration and FAQs, is
93       available at http://www.proftpd.org/
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95       For  help/support,  try  the  ProFTPD  mailing   lists,   detailed   on
96       http://www.proftpd.org/lists.html
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98       Report bugs at http://bugs.proftpd.org/
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