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ftpshut(8)		    System Manager's Manual		    ftpshut(8)

NAME
       ftpshut - shut down all proftpd servers at a given time

SYNOPSIS
       ftpshut [ -R ] [	-l min ] [ -d min ] time [ warning-message ]

DESCRIPTION
       The ftpshut command provides an automated shutdown procedure that a su-
       peruser	can  use  to  automagically disconnect current proftpd connec-
       tions, and deny new connections.	 The command creates a control file as
       /etc/shutmsg to inform proftpd processes	about an impending shutdown.

OPTIONS
       time	 The time at which the ftp servers will	be brought  down.   It
		 may be	the word `now',	indicating an immediate	shutdown, or a
		 future	 time  in  one	of  two	formats: +number or HHMM.  The
		 first form brings the servers down in number  minutes,	 while
		 the  second  form  indicates  an  exact  time of day, using a
		 24-hour clock format.

       -R	 Instructs ftpshut to remove the /etc/shutmsg file,  restoring
		 proftpd  to its normal	service.  If this option is used, this
		 will be the only operation performed by ftpshut

       -l min	 Specifies the number of minutes before	shutdown that new  ftp
		 access	 will be disabled.  If the -l option is	not specified,
		 a default of 10 minutes (or immediately, if less than 10 min-
		 utes remains until shutdown) is used.

       -d min	 Specifies the number of minutes before	shutdown that existing
		 ftp connections will be disconnected.	If the	-d  option  is
		 not  specified,  a  default  of 5 minutes (or immediately, if
		 less than 5 minutes remains until shutdown) is	used.

       warning-message
		 Optionally provide a message which will be sent to  new  con-
		 nections  (if	denied)	and existing connections (when discon-
		 nected).  The message can contain the following  magic	 cook-
		 ies,  which  will be replaced as follows before being sent to
		 new or	existing connections:

		 %s  time proftpd is being shut	down
		 %r  time new connections will be denied
		 %d  time current connections will be dropped
		 %C  current working directory (where applicable)
		 %L  local host	name (or virtualhost name)
		 %R  remote host name
		 %T  local time	(format	Thu Nov	15 17:12:42 1990)
		 %U  username given at login time

CAVEATS
       Proftpd servers can only	be shutdown via	ftpshut	if a master daemon  is
       running	in  standalone mode.  Servers running in inetd mode will honor
       the shutdown message file created by ftpshut, however currently running
       servers may be chroot(2)ed, and unable to  read	the  shutdown  message
       control file.

       It  is  possible	to set an absolute shutdown time which is earlier than
       the current time.  If this is the case, proftpd will not	shutdown until
       the indicated time on the following day.

FILES
       /usr/local/sbin/ftpshut
       /etc/shutmsg

AUTHORS
       ProFTPD is written and maintained by a number of	people,	 full  credits
       can be found on http://www.proftpd.org/credits.html

SEE ALSO
       inetd(8),ftp(1),proftpd(8),ftpwho(1),ftpcount(1)

       Full  documentation  on	ProFTPD,  including configuration and FAQs, is
       available at http://www.proftpd.org/

       For  help/support,  try	the  ProFTPD  mailing	lists,	 detailed   on
       http://www.proftpd.org/lists.html

       Report bugs at http://bugs.proftpd.org/

				  March	2003			    ftpshut(8)

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