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Chapter 9 Working with File Services 147
Managing the FTP Service
Mac OS X Server features a robust File Transfer Protocol (FTP) file service for Internet file
sharing from any platform. The FTP protocol provides the broadest compatibility across
platforms, making it ideal for anonymous downloads or sharing files that are too large
to be sent over email. Mac OS X Server improves the security of FTP service with
Kerberos authentication. It also supports automatic resumption of disconnected FTP
file transfers.
Starting FTP Service
To start FTP service:
$ sudo serveradmin start ftp
Stopping FTP Service
To stop FTP service:
$ sudo serveradmin stop ftp
Checking FTP Service Status
To see if FTP service is running:
$ sudo serveradmin status ftp
To see complete FTP status:
$ sudo serveradmin fullstatus ftp
Viewing FTP Service Settings
To list all FTP service settings:
$ sudo serveradmin settings ftp
To list a particular setting:
$ sudo serveradmin settings ftp:
setting
To list a group of settings:
You can list a group of settings that have part of their names in common by typing
only as much of the name as you want, stopping at a colon (:), and typing an asterisk
(*) as a wildcard for the remaining parts of the name. For example:
$ sudo serveradmin settings ftp:logCommands:*