xferlog

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   authen-
              ticated-user-id


       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 transfered file in
                           bytes.

       filename            is the name of the transfered 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   ftpac-
                                            cess(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 authen-
                           tication method.  A * is  used  if  an
                           authenticated  user  id  is not avail-
                           able.

FILES

       /usr/adm/xferlog

SEE ALSO

       ftpd(8), ftpaccess(5)