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ftpdctl(8)                             System Manager's Manual                            ftpdctl(8)



NAME
       ftpdctl - ProFTPD control program

SYNOPSIS
       ftpdctl [ -hv ] [ -s Unix domain socket ] action action-parameters

DESCRIPTION
       ftpdctl  is the control program for the Professional File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server dae‐
       mon.  The control program is used to control the daemon while it is running,  supporting  ac‐
       tions  like  restarting  or  shutting down the daemon, disabling or enabling specific virtual
       servers, kicking FTP users, etc.

       The specific actions available via ftpdctl depend  on  the  modules  compiled  into  proftpd.
       Check the modules documentation for more information on the specific actions supported by the
       modules.

OPTIONS
       -h,--help   Display a short usage description, including all available options.

       -s,--socket Specifies an alternate path to be used for communicating with proftpd rather than
                   the   default   Unix   domain   socket.    The   default   controls   socket   is
                   /var/run/proftpd/proftpd.sock

       -v,--verbose
                   Display informational messages while communicating with the proftpd daemon.


       AUTHORS

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

SEE ALSO
       proftpd(8),ftp(1),ftpwho(1),ftpcount(1),ftpshut(8)

       Full   documentation   on   ProFTPD,  including  configuration  and  FAQs,  is  available  at
       http://www.proftpd.org/

       For     help/support,     try     the     ProFTPD     mailing     lists,     detailed      on
       http://www.proftpd.org/lists.html

       Report bugs at http://bugs.proftpd.org/



                                            November 2003                                 ftpdctl(8)