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Old 11-22-2010
How to monitor ftp?
If somebody ftp a file from one server to my server, can I know what he ftp? And when he ftp?
# 2  
Old 11-22-2010
The short answer is yes.

To get details on ftp transactions you need to turn on logging in your ftp configuration file and restart the ftp process. A typical destination is /var/log/messages. The transaction(s) will include date/time login and files transferred.
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Old 11-23-2010
Here are some more specific steps on how to get FTP logging started.

Add the "-d" (debugging) option to your ftp process in /etc/services and refresh your inetd process
Code:
host:/:$ grep ^ftp /etc/inetd.conf
ftp     stream  tcp6    nowait  root    /usr/sbin/ftpd  ftpd -d
host:/:$refresh -s inetd
0513-095 The request for subsystem refresh was completed successfully.
host:/:$

Add a "daemon.debug" entry to your /etc/syslog.conf, touch the file you specify for the logs, then restart the syslogd.
Code:
host:/:$ grep ^daemon.debug /etc/syslog.conf
daemon.debug    /var/log/syslogs/syslog.daemon.debug    rotate size 5m files 1  # maintain 1 archived file, 5M
host:/:$ touch /var/log/syslogs/syslog.daemon.debug
host:/:$ refresh -s syslogd
0513-095 The request for subsystem refresh was completed successfully.
host:/:$

Be sure to touch the file. The syslogd does not create log files!

FTP into your box so some logs are generated and then cd to your /var/log/syslogs directory and you should see the detailed FTP logging.
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