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ftpdctl(8)                  System Manager's Manual                 ftpdctl(8)
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 Pro-
       tocol (FTP) server daemon.  The control program is used to control  the
       daemon while it is running, supporting actions like restarting or shut-
       ting down the daemon, disabling or enabling specific  virtual  servers,
       kicking FTP users, etc.
       The  specific  actions available via ftpdctl depend on the modules com-
       piled into proftpd.  Check the modules documentation for more  informa-
       tion 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)