FTP Configuration
The FTP (File Transfer Protocol) service allows filesystem access from FTP clients. Anonymous logins are not allowed, users must authenticate with whichever name service is configured in Services.
FTP can be used in conjunction with Kerberos authentication. For information about the appliance Kerberos service, see Kerberos Configuration. For added security when configuring FTP, you can specify the SSL/TLS versions and ciphers, as described in FTP Properties.
In a clustered environment, a share is accessible on only the controller that manages it. If the default_root parameter refers to a share, FTP access will be possible only from the controller that currently owns that share. If the user_home parameter refers to a share, automatically changing to the user's directory will be possible only from the controller that currently owns the share.
To configure FTP, use the following sections: