FTPUSERS(5)                                         Linux Programmer's Manual                                        FTPUSERS(5)



NAME
       ftpusers - list of users that may not log in via the FTP daemon

DESCRIPTION
       The text file ftpusers contains a list of users that may not log in using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server daemon.
       This file is used not merely for system administration purposes but for improving  security  within  a  TCP/IP  networked
       environment.  It will typically contain a list of the users that either have no business using ftp or have too many priv-
       ileges to be allowed to log in through the FTP server daemon.  Such users usually include root, daemon,  bin,  uucp,  and
       news.   If  your  FTP server daemon doesn't use ftpusers then it is suggested that you read its documentation to find out
       how to block access for certain users.  Washington University FTP server Daemon  (wuftpd)  and  Professional  FTP  Daemon
       (proftpd) are known to make use of ftpusers.

   Format
       The  format  of  ftpusers is very simple.  There is one account name (or username) per line.  Lines starting with a # are
       ignored.

FILES
       /etc/ftpusers

SEE ALSO
       passwd(5), proftpd(8), wuftpd(8)

COLOPHON
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Linux                                                      2000-08-27                                                FTPUSERS(5)