FTPD.CONF(5) NetBSD Programmer's Manual FTPD.CONF(5)
NAME
ftpd.conf - ftpd(8) configuration file
DESCRIPTION
The ftpd.conf file specifies various configuration options for ftpd(8) that apply once a user has authenticated their connection. ftpd.conf consists of a series of lines, each of which may contain a con- figuration directive, a comment, or a blank line. Directives that appear later in the file override settings by previous directives. This allows `wildcard' entries to define defaults, and then have class-specific over- rides. A directive line has the format: command class [arguments] A ``\'' is the escape character; it can be used to escape the meaning of the comment character, or if it is the last character on a line, extends a configuration directive across multiple lines. A ``#'' is the comment character, and all characters from it to the end of line are ignored (un- less it is escaped with the escape character). Each authenticated user is a member of a class, which is determined by ftpusers(5). class is used to determine which ftpd.conf entries apply to the user. The following special classes exist when parsing entries in ftpd.conf: all Matches any class. none Matches no class. Each class has a type, which may be one of: GUEST Guests (as per the ``anonymous'' and ``ftp'' logins). A chroot(2) is performed after login. CHROOT chroot(2)ed users (as per ftpchroot(5)). A chroot(2) is performed after login. REAL Normal users. The ftpd(8) STAT command will return the class settings for the current user as defined by ftpd.conf, unless the private directive is set for the class. Each configuration line may be one of: advertise class host advertize class host Set the address to advertise in the response to the PASV and LPSV commands to the address for host (which may be either a host name or IP address). This may be useful in some firewall configura- tions, although many ftp clients may not work if the address being advertised is different to the address that they've connected to. If class is ``none'' or no argument is given, disable this. checkportcmd class [off] Check the PORT command for validity. The PORT command will fail if the IP address specified does not match the FTP command connection, or if the remote TCP port number is less than IPPORT_RESERVED. It is strongly encouraged that this option be used, espcially for sites concerned with potential security problems with FTP bounce attacks. If class is ``none'' or off is given, disable this fea- ture, otherwise enable it. chroot class [pathformat] If pathformat is not given or class is ``none'', use the default behaviour (see below). Otherwise, pathformat is parsed to create a directory to create as the root directory with chroot(2) into upon login. pathformat can contain the following escape strings: Escape Description %c Class name. %d Home directory of user. %u User name. %% A ``%'' character. The default root directory is: CHROOT The user's home directory. GUEST If -a anondir is given, use anondir, otherwise the home directory of the `ftp' user. REAL By default no chroot(2) is performed. classtype class type Set the class type of class to type (see above). conversion class suffix [type disable command] Define an automatic in-line file conversion. If a file to retrieve ends in suffix, and a real file (sans suffix) exists, then the out- put of command is returned instead of the contents of the file. suffix The suffix to initiate the conversion. type A list of valid filetypes for the conversion. Valid types are: `f' (file), and `d' (directory). disable The name of file that will prevent conversion if it exists. A file name of ``.'' will prevent this dis- abling action (i.e., the conversion is always per- mitted.) command The command to run for the conversion. The first word should be the full path name of the command, as execv(3) is used to execute the command. All in- stances of the word ``%s'' in command are replaced with the requested file (sans suffix). Conversion directives specified later in the file override earlier conversions with the same suffix. denyquick class [off] Enforce ftpusers(5) rules after the USER command is received, rather than after the PASS command is received. Whilst enabling this feature may allow information leakage about available accounts (for example, if you allow some users of a REAL or CHROOT class but not others), it is useful in preventing a denied user (such as `root') from entering their password across an insecure connection. This option is strongly recommended for servers which run an anony- mous-only service. If class is ``none'' or off is given, disable this feature, otherwise enable it. display class [file] If file is not given or class is ``none'', disable this. Other- wise, each time the user enters a new directory, check if file ex- ists, and if so, display its contents to the user. Escape se- quences are supported; refer to Display file escape sequences in ftpd(8) for more information. homedir class [pathformat] If pathformat is not given or class is ``none'', use the default behaviour (see below). Otherwise, pathformat is parsed to create a directory to change into upon login, and to use as the `home' di- rectory of the user for tilde expansion in pathnames, etc. pathformat is parsed as per the chroot directive. The default home directory is the home directory of the user for REAL users, and / for GUEST and CHROOT users. limit class count [file] Limit the maximum number of concurrent connections for class to count, with `0' meaning unlimited connections. If the limit is ex- ceeded and file is given, display its contents to the user. If class is ``none'' or count is not specified, disable this. If file is a relative path, it will be searched for in /etc (which can be overridden with -c confdir). maxfilesize class size Set the maximum size of an uploaded file to size. If class is ``none'' or no argument is given, disable this. maxtimeout class time Set the maximum timeout period that a client may request, default- ing to two hours. This cannot be less than 30 seconds, or the val- ue for timeout. If class is ``none'' or time is not specified, set to default of 2 hours. modify class [off] If class is ``none'' or off is given, disable the following com- mands: CHMOD, DELE, MKD, RMD, RNFR, and UMASK. Otherwise, enable them. motd class [file] If file is not given or class is ``none'', disable this. Other- wise, use file as the message of the day file to display after lo- gin. Escape sequences are supported; refer to Display file escape sequences in ftpd(8) for more information. If file is a relative path, it will be searched for in /etc (which can be overridden with -c confdir). notify class [fileglob] If fileglob is not given or class is ``none'', disable this. Oth- erwise, each time the user enters a new directory, notify the user of any files matching fileglob. passive class [off] If class is ``none'' or off is given, prevent passive (PASV, LPSV, and EPSV) connections. Otherwise, enable them. portrange class min max Set the range of port number which will be used for the passive da- ta port. max must be greater than min, and both numbers must be be between IPPORT_RESERVED (1024) and 65535. If class is ``none'' or no arguments are given, disable this. private class [off] If class is ``none'' or off is given, do not display class informa- tion in the output of the STAT command. Otherwise, display the in- formation. rateget class rate Set the maximum get (RETR) transfer rate throttle for class to rate bytes per second. If rate is 0, the throttle is disabled. If class is ``none'' or no arguments are given, disable this. An optional suffix may be provided, which changes the intrepreta- tion of rate as follows: b Causes no modification. (Default; optional) k Kilo; multiply the argument by 1024 m Mega; multiply the argument by 1048576 g Giga; multiply the argument by 1073741824 t Tera; multiply the argument by 1099511627776 rateput class rate Set the maximum put (STOR) transfer rate throttle for class to rate bytes per second, which is parsed as per rateget rate. If class is ``none'' or no arguments are given, disable this. sanenames class [off] If class is ``none'' or off is given, allow uploaded file names to contain any characters valid for a file name. Otherwise, only per- mit file names which don't start with a `.' and only comprise of characters from the set ``[-+,._A-Za-z0-9]''. template class [refclass] Define refclass as the `template' for class; any reference to refclass in following directives will also apply to members of class. This is useful to define a template class so that other classes which are to share common attributes can be easily defined without unnecessary duplication. There can be only one template defined at a time. If refclass is not given, disable the template for class. timeout class time Set the inactivity timeout period. (the default is fifteen min- utes). This cannot be less than 30 seconds, or greater than the value for maxtimeout. If class is ``none'' or time is not speci- fied, set to the default of 15 minutes. umask class umaskval Set the umask to umaskval. If class is ``none'' or umaskval is not specified, set to the default of 027. upload class [off] If class is ``none'' or off is given, disable the following com- mands: APPE, STOR, and STOU, as well as the modify commands: CHMOD, DELE, MKD, RMD, RNFR, and UMASK. Otherwise, enable them.
DEFAULTS
The following defaults are used: checkportcmd all classtype chroot CHROOT classtype guest GUEST classtype real REAL display none limit all -1 # unlimited connections maxtimeout all 7200 # 2 hours modify all motd all motd notify none passive all timeout all 900 # 15 minutes umask all 027 upload all modify guest off umask guest 0707
FILES
/etc/ftpd.conf This file. /usr/share/examples/ftpd/ftpd.conf A sample ftpd.conf file.
SEE ALSO
ftpchroot(5), ftpusers(5), ftpd(8)
HISTORY
The ftpd.conf functionality was implemented in NetBSD 1.3 and later re- leases by Luke Mewburn, based on work by Simon Burge. NetBSD 1.6 December 5, 2001 5
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