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.

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)