FTPD(8) System Administration Utilities FTPD(8) NAME ftpd - File Transfer Protocol server. SYNOPSIS ftpd [OPTION...] DESCRIPTION File Transfer Protocol daemon. -4, --ipv4 restrict daemon to IPv4 -6, --ipv6 restrict daemon to IPv6 -a, --auth=AUTH use AUTH for authentication -A, --anonymous-only server configured for anonymous service only -d, --debug debug mode -D, --daemon start the ftpd standalone -l, --logging increase verbosity of syslog messages --non-rfc2577 neglect RFC 2577 by giving info on missing users -p, --pidfile[=PIDFILE] change default location of pidfile -q, --no-version do not display version in banner -t, --timeout=TIMEOUT set default idle timeout -T, --max-timeout=MAX_TIMEOUT set maximum value of timeout allowed -u, --umask=VAL set default umask AUTH can be one of the following: default passwd authentication -?, --help give this help list --usage give a short usage message -V, --version print program version Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options. AUTHOR Written by many authors. REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to . COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later . This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. SEE ALSO ftp(1) The full documentation for ftpd is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and ftpd programs are properly installed at your site, the command info ftpd should give you access to the complete manual. GNU inetutils 2.5 December 2023 FTPD(8)