11-30-2012
You can use
-W option on command line while starting
ftpd process to disable ftp login/logout sessions recording into
wtmpx file.
Check the
ftpd manual
here
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ftprestart
ftprestart(1M) System Administration Commands ftprestart(1M)
NAME
ftprestart - restart previously shutdown FTP Servers
SYNOPSIS
ftprestart [-V]
DESCRIPTION
Use the ftprestart command to restart an FTP Server previously shut down by means of ftpshut(1M). The ftprestart command reads the shutdown
capability from the ftpaccess(4) file to determine the path of the shutdown message files. It then reenables the FTP Server by removing any
shutdown message files in the anonymous and virtual FTP Server area, as well as the system wide shutdown message file.
OPTIONS
The ftprestart command supports the following options:
-V Display program copyright and version information, then terminate.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Sample Output from ftprestart
The following example shows sample output from the ftprestart command:
example% ftprestart
ftprestart: /export/home/ftp/etc/ftpd/shutdown.msg removed.
ftprestart: /export/home/virtual1/etc/ftpd/shutdown.msg removed.
ftprestart: /etc/ftpd/shutdown.msg removed.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
>0 An error occurred.
FILES
/etc/ftpd/ftpaccess
/etc/ftpd/ftpservers
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWftpu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
ftpshut(1M), in.ftpd(1M), ftpaccess(4), ftpservers(4), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.10 1 May 2003 ftprestart(1M)