xferlog(4tcp)


xferlog -- FTP server logfile

Description

The xferlog file contains logging information from the FTP server daemon, ftpd(1Mtcp). This file usually is located in /var/adm, but can be relocated using the virtual keyword in the ftpaccess(4tcp) file. Each server entry is composed of a single line with the following fields separated by spaces:

current_time
current local time in the form:

DDD MMM dd hh:mm:ss YYYY

DDD is the day of the week, MMM is the month, dd is the day of the month, hh is the hour, mm is the minutes, ss is the seconds, and YYYY is the year.


transfer_time
total time in seconds for the transfer.

remote_host
the remote host name.

filesize
the size of the transferred file in bytes.

filename
the name of the transferred file.

transfer_type
a single character indicating the type of transfer:

a
ascii transfer

b
binary transfer

special_action
is one or more single character flags indicating any special action taken:

C
file was compressed

U
file was uncompressed

T
file was tar'ed

_
(underbar) no action was taken

direction
direction of the transfer:

o
outgoing

i
incoming

access_mode
method by which the user is logged in:

a
(anonymous) is for an anonymous user.

g
(guest) is for an passworded guest user (see the guestgroup command in ftpaccess(4tcp)).

r
(real) is for a local authenticated user.

username
local username, or if guest, the ID string given.

service_name
name of the service being invoked, usually FTP.

auth_method
method of authentication used:

0
none

1
RFC 931 Authentication

authd_userid
is the user ID returned by the authentication method. A ``*'' is used if an authenticated user ID is not available.

Files


/var/adm/xferlog

References

ftpaccess(4tcp), ftpd(1Mtcp)
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004