ftpshut(1Mtcp)
ftpshut --
close down the FTP servers at a given time
Synopsis
ftpshut
[-l min]
[-d min]
time
["warning message"]
Description
The ftpshut command
provides an automated shutdown procedure that root
can use to notify FTP users
when the FTP server is shutting down.
time is the time at which ftpshut
will bring the FTP servers down.
It may be the word now,
indicating an immediate shutdown,
or specify a future time in one of two formats:
- +number
-
Bring the FTP servers down in
number minutes.
- hhmm
-
Bring the FTP servers down at the time of day indicated,
using the 24-hour clock format.
NOTE:
You can only only specify a time between the current time and ``2359'' (23:59).
Ten minutes before shutdown (or immediately if
ftpshut is scheduled for less than ten minutes)
new FTP access will be disabled. This time may be
adjusted using the -l option.
Five minutes before shutdown (or immediately if ftpshut
is scheduled for less than five minutes) all
current FTP connections will be disconnected.
This time may be adjusted using the -d option.
The warning messages
are formatted to be 75 characters wide.
ftpshut knows about the actual string length of
magic cookies.
The following magic cookies are available:
- %C
-
current working directory
- %d
-
time at which current connections will be dropped
- %E
-
the maintainer's email address as defined in the ftpaccess file
- %F
-
free space in filesystem of CWD (in kilobytes)
- %L
-
local host name
- %M
-
maximum allowed number of users in this class
- %N
-
current number of users in this class
- %r
-
time at which new connections will be denied
- %R
-
remote host name
- %s
-
time at which system is going to shut down
- %T
-
local time (for example, Thu Nov 15 17:12:42 1990)
- %U
-
username given at login time
References
ftpaccess(4tcp),
shutdown(1M)
30 January 1998
© 1998 The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. All rights reserved.