image\howbutt.gifUsing the FTP server

After you have configured Corel LINUX as an FTP server, you can connect to the FTP server from an FTP client. You can use Corel LINUX as an FTP client. You can use the local IP address to connect to the same computer. For example, if you run an FTP server and FTP client on the same computer, you can use the local IP address 127.0.0.1 to connect.

After you connect to the FTP server, you can perform the operations that you are authorized to perform. For example, if you have an authorized FTP user, you can overwrite files, delete files, and change the working directory. If you connect as an anonymous user, you have restricted privileges.

If you make changes to the proftpd.conf file, you must restart the FTP server. If you do not restart the FTP server, the changes will not take effect. By default, the FTP server starts when you start your computer.

You can configure the FTP server to automatically shut down. For example, you can configure the FTP server to reject FTP connections after business hours using the ftpshut command. If you shut down the FTP server and an FTP client tries to connect, the FTP client receives an error message stating: "The FTP server is shut down. Please try again later." When you use the ftpshut command, a control file named shutmsg is created. The location of the control file is: /etc/shutmsg. You can shut down the FTP immediately by using the now argument for the ftpshut command. For example:

ftpshut now

No new FTP connection will be allowed until the shutmsg control file is deleted. The shutmsg control file blocks an FTP client from connecting to the FTP server.