xferlog(5)                                                       xferlog(5)




 NAME    [Toc]    [Back]
      xferlog - FTP server logfile

 SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]
      /var/adm/syslog/xferlog

 DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]
      The xferlog file contains logging information from the FTP server
      daemon, ftpd (see ftpd(1M)).  This file is found in /var/adm/syslog.
      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        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       The total time in seconds for the transfer.

      remote-host         The remote host name.

      file-size           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. Can be one of:
                          a         for an ascii transfer
                          b         for a binary transfer

      special-action-flag 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           The direction of the transfer. Can be one of:
                          o         outgoing
                          i         incoming

      access-mode         The method by which the user is logged in. Can be
                          one of:
                          a         (anonymous) is for an anonymous guest
                                    user.



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 xferlog(5)                                                       xferlog(5)




                          g         (guest) is for an passworded guest user
                                    (see the guestgroup command in
                                    ftpaccess(4)).
                          r         (real) is for a local authenticated
                                    user.

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

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

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

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

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

 FILES    [Toc]    [Back]
      /usr/adm/syslog/xferlog

 AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]
      xferlog was developed by the Washington University, St. Louis,
      Missouri.

 SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]
      ftpd(1M), ftpaccess(4), syslog(3C).


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