40.9. Setting Directory Listing Options
Normally, when an FTP client requests a directory listing, ProFTPD will return a complete, accurate list in the format produced by the ls –l command. Sometimes this gives away too much information about your system, such as the names of users and groups or symbolic link destinations. It can often be useful to hide certain files that are not relevant to clients but must be kept in an FTP-accessible directory for other reasons. This kind of information hiding is best applied to anonymous FTP users, as they should not be able to discover anything about your system that they do not need to know.
To change the format of directory listings, follow these steps:
1. | On the module's main page, click on the icon ... |
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