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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)

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