NAME

ftpusers − The ftpd security file

SYNOPSIS

/etc/ftpusers

DESCRIPTION

The ftpd security file rejects remote logins to local user accounts specified in /etc/ftpusers.  Restricted accounts appear one to a line; white space is prohibited.  Account names must match exactly the user account name in the /etc/passwd file.  If the file does not exist, ftpd does not do security checks. 

EXAMPLES

The following are sample entries in an /etc/ftpusers file:

root
guest
ftp
user1
UUCP

FILES

/etc/passwd
Contains user information not to be used by the remote File Transfer Protocol users.

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands: ftp(1)

Daemons: ftpd(8)