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150 Chapter 9 Working with File Services
List of FTP serveradmin Commands
You can use the following commands with the serveradmin tool to manage FTP
service. See the examples in the following sections for details on how to use these
commands.
Viewing the FTP Transfer Log
You can use tail or any other file-listing tool to view the contents of the FTP transfer
log.
To view the latest entries in the transfer log:
$ tail
log-file
By default the
log-file
is located in /Library/Logs/FTP.transfer.log. You can use the
serveradmin getLogPaths command to see where the current transfer log is located.
To display the log path:
$ sudo serveradmin command ftp:command = getLogPaths
Checking for Connected FTP Users
To see how many FTP users are connected:
$ ftpcount
or
$ sudo serveradmin command ftp:command = getConnectedUsers
showWelcomeMessage
Default = yes
welcomeMessage
Displays a welcome message that appears after you
log in to the FTP. Customize to your own
preferences. Default =
"-------------------------------------
This is the "Welcome" message for the
Mac OS X Server's FTP server process.
FTP clients will receive this message
right after a successful log in.
-------------------------------------"
Parameter (ftp:) Description
Command (ftp:command=) Description
getConnectedUsers List connected users. See “Checking for Connected FTP Users” on
page 150.
getLogPaths Show location of the FTP transfer log file. See “Viewing the FTP
Transfer Log” on page 150.
writeSettings Equivalent to the standard serveradmin settings command,
but also returns a setting indicating whether the service needs to
be restarted. See “Using the serveradmin Tool” on page 48.