Viewing FTP log files and connection statistics

Types of log files

The ftp daemon maintains two log files:

The ftp.cmd file stores all commands that the ftp daemon receives.
The ftp.xfer file stores a list of all files that are transferred between the FTP clients and the filer using the FTP protocol.

The FTP log files are stored in the /etc/log directory on the filer's default volume (/vol/vol0 by default).

Data ONTAP does not contain a log file viewer. To view the log files, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Access the /etc/log directory on the filer's default volume (/vol/vol0 by default) from an NFS client or a CIFS client.
2	Use a text viewer or text editor to open and view a log file.
3	Close the log file when you are finished viewing it.

Use the ftp stat command to view the following FTP statistics:

To view FTP statistics, perform the following step.

Step	Action
1	From the Data ONTAP command line, enter the following command: ftp stat

To reset FTP statistics, perform the following step.

Step	Action
1	From the Data ONTAP command line, enter the following command: ftp stat -z Result All FTP statistics counters are reset.