The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer computer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and uses separate control and data connections between the client and the server. FTP port.
Linux FTP Error Logs
In order to check FTP Logs from shell access of Linux server one need to perform below mentioned steps:
- Login into the server via SSH (Shell)
- Go to below mention path :
/var/log - Open the desired FTP logs file
Linux FTP Error Logs : Logins and General Errors:
- /var/log/messages
General information and login attempts are logged here.FTP Transactions:
- /var/log/xferlog
Is a symbolic link in most cases to /usr/local/apache/domlogs/ftpxferlog, which contains a history of the transactions made by FTP users.
- if you are using Plesk on Linux, then FTP log path is /usr/local/psa/var/log/xferlog