Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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Configure access to the FTP server |
Use the ftpaccess, ftpusers, and the ftphosts
files in the /etc/ftpd directory to establish or restrict access to the FTP
server. |
How to Set User Login Limits How to Control the Number of Invalid Login Attempts How to Disallow FTP Server Access to Particular Users How to Restrict Access to the Default FTP Server How to Define FTP Server Classes |
Set up FTP server logins |
Establish login accounts for real, guest and anonymous
users. |
How to Set Up Real FTP Users How to Set Up Guest FTP Users How to Set Up Anonymous FTP Users How to Create the /etc/shells file |
Customize message files |
Edit the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file to configure the FTP server to return
messages to the FTP client related to specific events. |
How to Customize Message Files How to Create Messages to Be Sent to Users How to Configure the README Option |
Configure access to files
on the FTP server |
Use the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file to specify classes of users
who are allowed to execute certain commands or to download and upload files
to the FTP server. |
How to Configure DA Discovery for Dial-up Networks Controlling Uploads and Downloads on the FTP Server |
Enable limited or complete virtual hosting |
Use the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file
to configure the FTP server to support multiple domains on the same machine. |
How to Enable Limited Virtual Hosting How to Enable Complete Virtual Hosting |
Start
the FTP server |
Change the service properties to start the FTP server in
nowait, standalone mode or foreground mode. |
How to Start an FTP Server Using SMF How to Start a Standalone FTP Server in the Background How to Start a Standalone FTP Server in the Foreground |
Shut down the FTP server |
Use the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file
and run the ftpshut to shut down the FTP server. |
Shutting Down the FTP Server |
Troubleshoot some common
FTP server problems |
Check syslogd and use greeting text and log commands to debug
problems on the FTP server. |
How to Check syslogd for FTP Server Messages How to Use greeting text to Verify ftpaccess How to Check the Commands Executed by FTP Users |
