debian man page for ftpdctl

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 Protocol (FTP) server daemon.	The control program is used to control the
       daemon while it is running, supporting actions like restarting or shutting down the daemon, disabling or enabling specific virtual servers,
       kicking FTP users, etc.

       The  specific actions available via ftpdctl depend on the modules compiled 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)