NAME

       vsftpd — Very Secure FTP Daemon

SYNOPSIS

       vsftpd [configuration file and / or options]

DESCRIPTION

       vsftpd  is the Very Secure File Transfer Protocol Daemon. The server can be launched via a “super-server”
       such as inetd(8) or xinetd(8).  Alternatively, vsftpd can be launched in standalone mode, in  which  case
       vsftpd  itself  will  listen  on  the  network. This latter mode is easier to use, and recommended. It is
       activated by setting listen=YES in /etc/vsftpd.conf.  Direct execution of the  vsftpd  binary  will  then
       launch the FTP service ready for immediate client connections.

OPTIONS

       An  optional  configuration  file or files may be given on the command line. These files must be owned as
       root if running as root. Any command line option not starting with a "-" character is treated as a config
       file that will be loaded. Note that config files are loaded in the strict order that they are encountered
       on  the  command  line.   If  no  config  files  are  specified,  the  default  configuration   file   of
       /etc/vsftpd.conf will be loaded, after all other command line options are processed.

       Supported options are:

       -v      Print the version information and exit, even if other options are encountered.

       -ooption=value
               Set  a  single  option,  value pair as per the format in the config file. Multiple -o options are
               supported, and they are applied in strict order relative to their appearance on the command line,
               including intermingling with loading of config files.

EXAMPLES

       vsftpd -olisten=NO /etc/vsftpd.conf -oftpd_banner=blah

       That example overrides vsftpd's built-in default for the  "listen"  option  to  be  NO,  but  then  loads
       /etc/vsftpd.conf  which  may  override that setting. Finally, the "ftpd_banner" setting is set to "blah",
       which overrides any default vsftpd setting and any identical setting that was in the config file.

FILES

       /etc/vsftpd.conf

SEE ALSO

       vsftpd.conf(5)

                                                  March 8, 2001                                        VSFTPD(8)