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 daemon.  The
       control program is used to control the daemon while it is running, supporting actions 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)