Name

ftpd

Synopsis

in.ftpd [options]

Description

TCP/IP command. Internet File Transfer Protocol server. The server uses the TCP protocol and listens at the port specified in the ftp service specification. ftpd is started by inetd and must have an entry in inetd’s configuration file, /etc/inetd.conf.

Options

-d

Write debugging information to the syslog.

-l

Log each FTP session in the syslog.

-T maxtimeout

Set maximum timeout period in seconds. Default limit is 15 minutes.

-t timeout

Set timeout period to timeout seconds.

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