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XFERLOG(5)                    File Formats Manual                   XFERLOG(5)

NAME
       xferlog - ProFTPD server logfile
DESCRIPTION
       The  xferlog file contains logging information from the FTP server dae-
       mon, proftpd(8).  This file usually is found in  /var/log  but  can  be
       located  anywhere  by using a proftpd(8) configuration directive.  Each
       server entry is composed of a single line of the following  form,  with
       all fields being separated by spaces.
              current-time    transfer-time    remote-host   file-size   file-
              name   transfer-type   special-action-flag   direction   access-
              mode   username   service-name   authentication-method   authen-
              ticated-user-id  completion-status
       current-time        is the current local time in the form "DDD  MMM  dd
                           hh:mm:ss  YYYY".  Where DDD is the day of the week,
                           MMM is the month, dd is the day of the month, hh is
                           the hour, mm is the minutes, ss is the seconds, and
                           YYYY is the year.
       transfer-time       is the total time in seconds for the transfer.
       remote-host         is the remote host name.
       file-size           is the size of the transferred file in bytes.
       filename            is the name of the transferred file.  If the  file-
                           name  contains  any  spaces  or control characters,
                           each such character is replaced  by  an  underscore
                           ('_') character.
       transfer-type       is a single character indicating the type of trans-
                           fer. Can be one of:
                                  a         for an ascii transfer
                                  b         for a binary transfer
       special-action-flag is one or more single  character  flags  indicating
                           any special action taken.  Can be one or more of:
                                  C         file was compressed
                                  U         file was uncompressed
                                  T         file was tar'ed
                                  _         no action was taken
       direction           is the direction of the transfer. Can be one of:
                                  o         outgoing
                                  i         incoming
                                  d         deleted
       access-mode         is  the  method by which the user is logged in. Can
                           be one of:
                                  a         (anonymous) is  for  an  anonymous
                                            guest user.
                                  r         (real)  is  for  a local authenti-
                                            cated user.
       username            is the local username, or if guest, the  ID  string
                           given.
       service-name        is  the  name of the service being invoked, usually
                           FTP.
       authentication-method
                           is the method of authentication used.  Can  be  one
                           of:
                                  0         none
                                  1         RFC931 Authentication
       authenticated-user-id
                           is  the  user  id  returned  by  the authentication
                           method.  A * is used if an authenticated user id is
                           not available.
       completion-status   is  a single character indicating the status of the
                           transfer.  Can be one of:
                                  c         complete transfer
                                  i         incomplete transfer
FILES
       /var/log/xferlog
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)
       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/

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