ftpservers(5)ftpservers(5)Nameftpservers - ftpd virtual hosting configuration specifica
tion file
Description
The ftpservers file is used to tell which set of virtual
domain configuration files the ftpd(8) server should use.
When compiled with VIRTUAL support, wu-ftpd has the abil
ity to use separate configuration files for each virtual
domain.
Currently, configuration files are placed into a separate
virtual domain directory. The directory path and the IP
address that is to use those configuration files is listed
in the ftpservers file. The actual configuration files
put into the virtual domain directory MUST be named:
ftpaccess - virtual domain's access file
ftpusers - restrict the accounts that can use
the
web server,
ftpgroups - SITE GROUP and SITE GPASS support,
ftphosts - allow or deny usernames access to
that
virtual server,
ftpconversions - customize conversions available in
the
virtual domain.
You do not need to put every file in each of the virtual
domain directories. If you want a set of domains to use
the master copy of a file, for example, the ftpconversions
file, then do not include that file in those virtual
domain directories. In that case the default master copy
will be used.
NOTE!!!: The file names must match those listed above. If
you misspell any of them or name them something else, the
server WILL NOT find them and the master copy of them will
be used instead.
ftpservers file format
There are two fields to each entry.
ipaddr/hostname directory-containing-configuration-files
For example:
10.196.145.10 /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess.somedomain/
10.196.145.200 /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess.someotherdomain/
some.domain INTERNAL
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When an ftp client connects to the server, ftpd tries to
match the IP address the ftp client connected to with one
found in the ftpservers file.
If a match is found the path to the specified directory
containing the configuration files for that specific
domain is returned. The ftpd server uses any configuration
files in that directory.
If a match is not found, or an invalid directory path is
encountered, default paths to the configuration files are
used. The use of INTERNAL in the example above fails the
check for a specific directory and the master configura
tion files will be used.
Either the actual IP address or a specific hostname can be
used to specify the virtual domain. It is better to spec
ify the actual IP of the virtual domain as it reduces the
need for a domain lookup and eliminates DNS security
related naming issues.
10.196.145.20 /etc/ftpd/config/faqs.org/
ftp.some.domain /etc/ftpd/config/faqs.org/
As usual, comment lines are depicted with a # sign. Both
comment lines and blanklines are ignored.
See Alsoftpd(8), ftpaccess(5)ftplog(5), ftpconversions(5),
ftphosts(5)
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