ProFTPD Components

The following section provides information about the commands, files, and other important components of the ProFTPD service.

The following table describes the commands and daemons that are associated with the ProFTPD service.

Table 27-1 ProFTPD Commands

File Name	Function
`/usr/bin/ftp`	Provides the user interface to the ProFTPD service. See the `ftp`(1) man page for more information.
`/usr/bin/ftpcount`	Shows the current number of connections per server, as well as per virtual host or anonymous configuration. See the `ftpcount`(1) man page for more information.
`/usr/bin/ftpdctl`	Controls the `proftpd` service daemon. See the `ftpdctl`(8) man page for more information.
`/usr/bin/ftptop`	Displays the current status of FTP sessions in a continuously updating format. See the `ftptop`(1) man page for more information.
`/usr/bin/ftpwho`	Shows process information for all active `proftpd` connections and a count of all connected users to each server. See the `ftpwho`(1) man page for more information.
`/usr/sbin/ftprestart`	Restarts FTP connections by using the `ftpshut` `-R` command. See the `ftpshut`(8) man page for more information.
`/usr/sbin/ftpscrub`	Removes processes that are no longer live from the scoreboard file on demand. See the `ftpscrub`(8) man page and http://www.proftpd.org/docs/howto/Scoreboard.html for more information.
`/usr/sbin/ftpshut`	Shuts down FTP connections at a given time. See the `ftpshut`(8) man page for more information.
`/usr/lib/inet/proftpd`	Provides FTP services. See the `proftpd`(8) man page for more information.

You need several files to support the ProFTPD services on any system. The following table lists many of these files and their functions.

Table 27-2 ProFTPD Files

File Name	Function
`~/.ftpaccess`	Provides an additional control mechanism for each virtual host. The file should be placed in the home directory for the virtual host. See http://www.proftpd.org/localsite/Userguide/linked/x1021.html for more information.
`/etc/proftpd.conf`	Includes most of the configuration parameters that need to be defined in order for the ProFTPD service to function.
`/etc/shutmsg`	Includes information used by the `ftpshut` command.
`/etc/ftpd/ftpusers`	Lists the users to be disallowed FTP login privileges. Provided for backward compatibility with the wu-ftpd service.
`/var/log/xferlog`	Lists log information for ProFTPD.
`/var/run/proftpd.scoreboard`	Includes tracking information for each current session, which is used by commands like `ftpcount`, `ftptop`, and `ftpwho`. See http://www.proftpd.org/docs/howto/Scoreboard.html for more information.

An ftp user and an ftp group are created by the ProFTPD installation process. The ProFTPD server runs under these credentials.

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