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ftpdctl(8)							    ftpdctl(8)

NAME
       ftpdctl - ProFTPD control program

SYNOPSIS
       ftpdctl [ -hv ] [ -s Unix domain socket ] action action-parameters

DESCRIPTION
       ftpdctl	is the control program for the Professional File Transfer Pro‐
       tocol (FTP) server daemon.  The control program is used to control  the
       daemon while it is running, supporting actions like restarting or shut‐
       ting down the daemon, disabling or enabling specific  virtual  servers,
       kicking FTP users, etc.

       The  specific  actions available via ftpdctl depend on the modules com‐
       piled into proftpd.  Check the modules documentation for more  informa‐
       tion on the specific actions supported by the modules.

OPTIONS
       -h,--help   Display  a short usage description, including all available
		   options.

       -s,--socket Specifies an alternate path to be  used  for	 communicating
		   with	 proftpd  rather  than the default Unix domain socket.
		   The	      default	     controls	     socket	    is
		   /var/run/proftpd/proftpd.sock

       -v,--verbose
		   Display informational messages while communicating with the
		   proftpd daemon.

       AUTHORS

       ProFTPD is written and maintained by a number of people,	 full  credits
       can be found on http://www.proftpd.org/credits.html

SEE ALSO
       proftpd(8),ftp(1),ftpwho(1),ftpcount(1),ftpshut(8)

       Full  documentation  on	ProFTPD,  including configuration and FAQs, is
       available at http://www.proftpd.org/

       For  help/support,  try	the  ProFTPD  mailing	lists,	 detailed   on
       http://www.proftpd.org/lists.html

       Report bugs at http://bugs.proftpd.org/

				 November 2003			    ftpdctl(8)

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