1proftpd(8)                  System Manager's Manual                 proftpd(8)
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NAME

6       proftpd  -  Professional  configurable,  secure  file transfer protocol
7       server
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SYNOPSIS

10       proftpd [ -hlntv ] [ -c config-file ] [ -d debuglevel ] [ -p 0|1 ]
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DESCRIPTION

13       proftpd is the Professional File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server daemon.
14       The  server may be invoked by the Internet "super-server" inetd(8) each
15       time a connection to the FTP service is made, or alternatively  it  can
16       be run as a standalone daemon.
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18       When proftpd is run in standalone mode and it receives a SIGHUP then it
19       will reread its configuration file.  When run in standalone mode  with‐
20       out  the  -n  option,  the main proftpd daemon writes its process ID to
21       /var/run/run/proftpd.pid to make it  easy  to  know  which  process  to
22       SIGHUP.
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OPTIONS

25       -h,--help   Display  a short usage description, including all available
26                   options.
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28       -n,--nodaemon
29                   Runs the proftpd process in standalone mode (must  be  con‐
30                   figured  as  such  in the configuration file), but does not
31                   background the process or disassociate it from the control‐
32                   ling tty.  Additionally, all output (log or debug messages)
33                   are sent to stderr, rather than the syslog mechanism.  Most
34                   often used with the -d option for debugging.
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36       -q,--quiet  Quiet  mode;  don't  send  logging  information to standard
37                   error when running with the -n option.
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39       -v,--version
40                   Displays the version number of ProFTPD to stdout.
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42       -D,--define parameter
43                   Sets a configuration parameter which  can  be  used  <IfDe‐
44                   fine>...</IfDefine>  sections in the configuration files to
45                   conditionally skip or process commands.
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47       -d,--debug debuglevel
48                   Sets proftpd's internal  debug  level  (normally  0).   The
49                   debuglevel  should  be  an integer value from 0 to 10, with
50                   higher numbers  producing  more  debug  output.   Normally,
51                   debug messages are sent to syslog using the DEBUG facility,
52                   however if the -n option is used, all such output  is  sent
53                   to stderr.
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55       -c,--config config-file
56                   Specifies an alternate config-file to be parsed at startup,
57                   rather than the default configuration  file.   The  default
58                   configuration file is /etc/proftpd.conf
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60       -N,--nocollision
61                   Disables address/port collision checking.
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63       -V,--settings
64                   Displays various compile-time settings and exits.
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66       -t,--configtest
67                   Read  the configuration file, report any syntax errors, and
68                   exit.
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70       -p,--persistent 0|1
71                   Disables (0) or enables (1) the default persistent password
72                   support,  which  is  determined  at configure time for each
73                   platform.  This option only affects the default support, it
74                   can  still  be  overridden at run-time with the Persistent‐
75                   Passwd directive.
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77       -l,--list   Lists all modules compiled into proftpd.
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79       -4,--ipv4   Support IPv4 functionality only, regardless of whether  the
80                   --enable-ipv6 configure option was used.
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82       -6,--ipv6   Support  IPv6  connections and lookup of IPv6 addresses for
83                   server DNS names.  This  is  enabled  by  default,  if  the
84                   --enable-ipv6 configure option is used.
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FILES

87       /usr/sbin/proftpd
88       /etc/proftpd.conf
89       /usr/bin/ftpwho
90       /usr/bin/ftpcount
91       /usr/bin/ftptop
92       /usr/sbin/ftpshut
93       /var/log/xferlog
94       /var/run/run/proftpd.pid
95       /var/run/run/proftpd.scoreboard
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AUTHORS

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

102       inetd(8),ftp(1),ftpwho(1),ftpcount(1),ftpshut(8)
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104       Full documentation on ProFTPD, including  configuration  and  FAQs,  is
105       available at http://www.proftpd.org/
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107       For   help/support,   try   the  ProFTPD  mailing  lists,  detailed  on
108       http://www.proftpd.org/lists.html
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110       Report bugs at http://bugs.proftpd.org/
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