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XFERLOG(5)


NAME

  xferlog - FTP server logfile


DESCRIPTION

  The xferlog file contains logging information from the FTP server daemon,
  ftpd(8).  This file usually is found in /usr/adm, but can be located
  anywhere by using a option to ftpd(8).  Each server entry is composed of a
  single line of the following form, with all fields being separated by
  spaces.

       current-time   transfer-time   remote-host   file-size	filename
       transfer-type   special-action-flag   direction	 access-mode
       username	  service-name	 authentication-method	 authenticated-user-
       id   completion-status

  current-time	      is the current local time in the form "DDD MMM dd
		      hh:mm:ss YYYY". Where 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	      is the total time in seconds for the transfer.

  remote-host	      is the remote host name.

  file-size	      is the size of the transferred file in bytes.

  filename	      is the name of the transferred file.

  transfer-type	      is a single character indicating the type of transfer.
		      Can be one of:
			a	  for an ascii transfer
			b	  for a binary transfer

  special-action-flag is one or more single character flags indicating any
		      special action taken. Can be one or more of:
			C	  file was compressed
			U	  file was uncompressed
			T	  file was tar'ed
			_	  no action was taken

  direction	      is the direction of the transfer. Can be one of:
			o	  outgoing
			i	  incoming

  access-mode	      is the method by which the user is logged in. Can be
		      one of:
			a	  (anonymous) is for an anonymous guest user.
			g	  (guest) is for an passworded guest user
				  (see the guestgroup command in ftpaccess(5)
				  ).
			r	  (real) is for a local authenticated user.

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

  service-name	      is the name of the service being invoked, usually FTP.

  authentication-method
		      is the method of authentication used. Can be one of:
			0	  none
			1	  RFC931 Authentication

  authenticated-user-id
		      is the user id returned by the authentication method. A
		      * is used if an authenticated user id is not available.

  completion-status   is a single character indicating the status of the
		      transfer.	 Can be one of:
			c	  complete transfer
			i	  incomplete transfer


FILES

  /usr/adm/xferlog


SEE ALSO

  ftpd(8), ftpaccess(5)

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