Specifications

152 Chapter 9 Working with File Services
Managing FTP Service
Mac OS X Server features a robust FTP file service for Internet file sharing from any
platform. FTP provides the broadest compatibility across platforms, making it ideal for
anonymous downloads or sharing files that are too large to be sent over mail.
Mac OS X Server improves the security of FTP service with Kerberos authentication.
It also supports automatic resumption of disconnected FTP file transfers.
Starting FTP Service
To start the service:
$ sudo serveradmin start ftp
Stopping FTP Service
To stop the service:
$ sudo serveradmin stop ftp
Viewing FTP Service Status
To see if the service is running:
$ sudo serveradmin status ftp
To see complete status:
$ sudo serveradmin fullstatus ftp
Viewing FTP Service Settings
To view a setting:
$ sudo serveradmin settings ftp: setting
To view a group of settings:
You can view a group of settings that have part of their names in common by entering
as much of the name as you want, stopping at a colon (:), and entering an asterisk (*)
as a wildcard for the remaining parts of the name. For example:
$ sudo serveradmin settings ftp:logCommands:*
To view all settings:
$ sudo serveradmin settings ftp