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<h2 id="supported-platforms">Supported platforms</h2> <ul><li>AIX</li> <li>BSD/OS</li> <li>DG/UX</li> <li>Digital Unix</li> <li>FreeBSD</li> <li>HP/UX</li> <li>IRIX</li> <li>Linux for IBM S/390, zSeries</li> <li>Linux</li> <li>Mac OS X</li> <li>NetBSD</li> <li>OpenBSD</li> <li>SCO</li> <li>Solaris</li> <li>SunOS</li> <li>Windows (via <a href="/facts/Cygwin/0ANCmAgH">Cygwin</a>)</li></ul> <h2 id="configuration-and-features">Configuration and features</h2> <p>ProFTPD includes a number of options that are not available with many other FTP daemons.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> The configuration of ProFTPD is performed in a single main configuration file called /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf. Due to its similarities to the configuration file of <a href="/facts/Apache_HTTP_Server/tcmWYYUq">Apache HTTP Server</a> it is intuitively understandable to someone who uses this popular web server. </p><p>Some of the most noticeable features are:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Per directory ".ftpaccess" configuration similar to Apache's ".htaccess"</li> <li>Multiple virtual FTP servers and anonymous FTP services</li> <li>Runs either as a stand-alone server or from inetd/xinetd, depending on system load</li> <li>Anonymous FTP root directories do not require any specific directory structure, system binaries or other system files</li> <li>No SITE EXEC command, which in modern Internet environments represent a security issue</li> <li>Hidden directories and files, based on Unix-style permissions or user/group ownership</li> <li>Runs as a configurable non-privileged user in stand-alone mode in order to decrease chances of attacks which might exploit its "root" abilities</li> <li>Logging and utmp/wtmp support.</li> <li>Shadow password suite support, including support for expired accounts</li> <li>Modular design, allowing server to be extended easily with modules. Modules have been written for SQL databases, LDAP servers, SSL/TLS encryption, RADIUS support, etc.</li> <li>IPv6 support</li></ul> <h2 id="graphical-user-interface">Graphical user interface</h2> <p>ProFTPD comes with a <a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">command-line interface</a> (CLI) only, but there are several third-party <a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface/wBlQFWDP">Graphical user interfaces (GUI)</a> existing for ProFTP for users who prefer this to the CLI, or like to use a combination of both. Especially when it comes for example to real-time monitoring of current user actions and file transmissions, a GUI can be very helpful and superior to the CLI. Some existing GUIs for ProFTPD are (selection): </p> <ul><li><a href="http://freecode.com/projects/gadmin-proftpd">GAdmin-ProFTPD</a>, a GTK+ front end for <a href="/facts/GNOME/EFMNBmpR">GNOME</a> and <a href="/facts/KDE/PCh32IWA">KDE</a>, as a part of the <a href="http://dalalven.dtdns.net/linux/gadmintools-webpage/">GAdmintools</a> collection</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120814223818/http://sourceforge.net/projects/proftpd-admin/">ProFTPD Admin</a></li> <li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppmy">ProFTPD PHP/MySQL administration tool</a></li> <li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/proftpd-adm">ProFTPD Administrator</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/FTP_server/THuWgzfw">FTP server</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_FTP_server_software/qmELqo6w">Comparison of FTP server software</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_FTP_server_software/qmELqo6w">List of FTP server software</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_SFTP_server_software/qmELqo6w">List of SFTP server software</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.proftpd.org/">Official website</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/proftpweb.htm">An overview of existing GUIs for ProFTPD</a></li> <li><a href="https://wiki.visionduweb.fr/index.php?title=Installer_et_utiliser_un_serveur_proFTPd_pureFTPd_vsFTPd">French tutorial for install ProFTPD with Debian Linux</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>FTP Server Software for Linux <a href="http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/77819.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/77819.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>A glance at the common Linux ftp servers <a href="http://linuxreviews.org/software/ftp-servers/" target="_blank">http://linuxreviews.org/software/ftp-servers/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Lockhart, Andrew (2006), Network Security Hacks: Tips & Tools for Protecting Your Privacy, O'Reilly Hacks Series (2nd ed.), O'Reilly Media, Inc., p. 23, ISBN 0596527632 <a href="0596527632" target="_blank">0596527632</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>http://proftpd.org/features.html Features <a href="http://proftpd.org/features.html" target="_blank">http://proftpd.org/features.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>