ftpservers(SFF)

   

   

   Description
        The ftpservers file is used to tell which set of virtual
        domain configuration files the ftpd(ADMN) server should use.
        wu-ftpd has the ability to use separate configuration files
        for each virtual domain.
   

        Currently, configuration files are placed into a separate
        virtual domain directory. The directory path and the IP
        address that is to use those configuration files is listed
        in the ftpservers file.  The actual configuration files put
        into the virtual domain directory MUST be named:
   

            ftpaccess      - virtual domain's access file
            ftpusers       - restrict the accounts that can use the
                             web server,
            ftpgroups      - SITE GROUP and SITE GPASS support,
            ftphosts       - allow or deny usernames access to that
                             virtual server,
            ftpconversions - customize conversions available in the
                             virtual domain.
   

        You do not need to put every file in each of the virtual
        domain directories. If you want a set of domains to use the
        master copy of a file, for example, the ftpconversions file,
        then do not include that file in those virtual domain
        directories. In that case the default master copy will be
        used.
   

        NOTE!!!: The file names must match those listed above. If
        you misspell any of them or name them something else, the
        server WILL NOT find them and the master copy of them will
        be used instead.
   

   ftpservers file format
        There are two fields to each entry.
   

        ipaddr/hostname directory-containing-configuration-files
   

        For example:
            10.196.145.10    /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess.somedomain/
            10.196.145.200   /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess.someotherdomain/
            some.domain      INTERNAL
   

        When an ftp client connects to the server, ftpd tries to
        match the IP address the ftp client connected to with one
        found in the ftpservers file.
   

        If a match is found the path to the specified directory
        containing the configuration files for that specific domain
        is returned. The ftpd server uses any configuration files in
        that directory.
   

        If a match is not found, or an invalid directory path is
        encountered, default paths to the configuration files are
        used.  The use of INTERNAL in the example above fails the
        check for a specific directory and the master configuration
        files will be used.
   

        Either the actual IP address or a specific hostname can be
        used to specify the virtual domain.  It is better to specify
        the actual IP of the virtual domain as it reduces the need
        for a domain lookup and eliminates DNS security related
        naming issues.
   

            10.196.145.20     /etc/ftpd/config/faqs.org/
            ftp.some.domain   /etc/ftpd/config/faqs.org/
   

        As usual, comment lines are depicted with a # sign. Both
        comment lines and blanklines are ignored.
   

   See Also
        ftpd(ADMN), ftpaccess(SFF) ftplog(SFF), ftpconversions(SFF),
        ftphosts(SFF), ftpusers(SFF)