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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 Pro-
       tocol (FTP) server daemon.  The control program is used to control  the
       daemon while it is running, supporting actions like restarting or shut-
       ting down the daemon, disabling or enabling specific  virtual  servers,
       kicking FTP users, etc.
       The  specific  actions available via ftpdctl depend on the modules com-
       piled into proftpd.  Check the modules documentation for more  informa-
       tion 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.
EXIT STATUS
       The ftpdctl utility exits with one of the following values:
              0      Requested action was successfully handled.
              1      A generic error occurred handling the request.
              2      The requesting user does not have permission  to  perform
                     the action.
              3      The request contains invalid/unknown parameters.
              4      The  subject/target  of the requested action could not be
                     found.
              5      The requested action could not be handled.
              6      The requested action/operation was ignored.
              7      The requested action is not supported.
              8      An internal error occurred while processing the requested
                     action.
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)