is there ways to monitor the ftp server?

tofudealer · n00b Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

hi
i installed gentoo and using it for my webserver and my ftp server (proftp). i would like to know if there is a way to monitor my ftp server, incoming traffic or outgoing traffic. also is there logs files?

li1_getoo · l33t Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Posts: 661 Location: Queens , NY

cd /var/log and lokk there for it

tofudealer · n00b Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

thanks for the help
but i have another question, is there a command to delete the log files?

Vyeperman · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 18 Dec 2003 Posts: 89

# rm <your file>

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tofudealer · n00b Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

i kind of know what rm (remove) but i want to delete the file inside (the logs). i used vim to look at the logs but i really dont know how to use vim, but if there is a easy way to delete the logs on /var/logs/xferlog i would like to know. thanks for the help and yes i am a n00b!

Sven Vermeulen · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 10:30 am Post subject:

If you mean to clear the log:

tofudealer · n00b Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

sweet!
that command help out!
thanks again

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20583

Moved from Installing Gentoo.
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