ftpusers

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NAME
       ftpusers - list of users that may not log in via the FTP daemon

DESCRIPTION
       The  text  file	ftpusers contains a list of users that may not log in
       using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server  daemon.  This  file  is
       used  not  merely for system administration purposes but for improving
       security within a TCP/IP networked environment. It will typically con-
       tain  a	list  of  the users that either have no business using ftp or
       have too many privileges to be allowed  to  log	in  through  the  FTP
       server  daemon.	 Such  users usually include root, daemon, bin, uucp,
       and news.  If your FTP server daemon doesn’t use ftpusers then  it  is
       suggested  that	you  read  its documentation to find out how to block
       access for certain users.  Washington  University  FTP  server  Daemon
       (wuftpd)	 and  Professional FTP Daemon (proftpd) are known to make use
       of ftpusers.

FORMAT
       The format of ftpusers is very simple. There is one account  name  (or
       user name) per line.  Lines starting with a # are ignored.

FILES
       /etc/ftpusers

SEE ALSO
       passwd(5), wuftpd(8), proftpd(8)



File formats			  2000-08-27			  FTPUSERS(5)