ftpshut
Hurricane Electric Internet Services
Name
ftpshut - close down the ftp servers at a given time
Syntax
ftpshut [ -l min] [ -d min] time [ warning-message ... ]
Description
The command provides an automated shutdown procedure that
a superuser can use to notify ftp users when the ftp
server is shutting down.
The time is the time at which will bring the ftp servers
down. It may be the word `now', indicating an immediate
shutdown, or specify a future time in one of two formats:
+ number or HHMM. The first form brings the ftp servers
down in number minutes. The second brings the ftp servers
down at the time of day indicated, using a 24-hour clock
format.
Ten minutes before shutdown, or immediately if is timed
for less than ten minutes, new ftp access will be dis-
abled. This time may be adjusted through the -l flag.
Five minutes before shutdown, or immediately if is timed
for less than five minutes, all current ftp connections
will be disconnected. This time may be adjusted through
the -d flag.
The [ warning-message ... ] will be formatted to be 75
characters wide. knows about the actual string length of
the magic cookies.
The following magic cookies are available:
%s time system is going to shut down
%r time new connections will be denied
%d time current connections will be dropped
%C current working directory %E the
maintainer's email address as defined in ftpaccess.
%F free space in partition of CWD (kbytes)
[not currently supported on all systems]
%L local host name
%M maximum allowed number of users in this
class
%N current number of users in this class
%R remote host name
%T local time (form Thu Nov 15 17:12:42 1990)
%U username given at login time
Restrictions
You can kill the servers only between now and 23:59, if
you use the absolute time for
See Also
shutdown(1), ftpaccess(5)
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