posix man page for ftpusers

FTPUSERS(5)						      BSD File Formats Manual						       FTPUSERS(5)

NAME

     ftpusers -- file which lists users who are not allowed to use ftp

DESCRIPTION

     /etc/ftpusers is used by proftpd(8); the file contains a list of users who are not allowed to use the ftp command. For security reasons at
     least users like ``root'', ``bin'', ``uucp'' and ``news'' should be listed in this file.  Blank lines and lines beginning with `#' are
     ignored.

     Note: a lines with `#' in the middle is not a comment. Don't put `#' after a name to comment it; use another line, or things will silently
     fail on you.

EXAMPLES

     /etc/ftpusers might contain the following entries:

     #
     # /etc/ftpusers
     #
     root
     bin
     uucp
     news

FILES

     /etc/ftpusers

SEE ALSO

     ftp(1), proftpd(8)

Debian proftpd							  April 19, 2001						    Debian proftpd