Configuring ftp with /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess

The /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess configuration file is the primary configuration file for defining how the ftpd daemon operates. The /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file allows you to configure a wide variety of ftp features, such as the number of ftp login tries permitted, ftp banner displays, logging of incoming and outgoing file transfers, access permissions, use of regular expressions, etc. (For complete details on this file, see the ftpaccess (4) manpage.)

Enabling/Disabling the ftpaccess File

• To enable the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file, specify the -a option for the ftp entry in the /etc/inetd.conf file. For example,

  ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/ftpd ftpd -a -l -d

• To disable the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file, specify the -A option for the ftp entry in the /etc/inetd.conf file. For example,

  ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/ftpd ftpd -A -l -d