ftp transfer timeout

[NNNils]

I want to alter the ftp transfer timeout. Couldn't find it in /etc/proftpd.conf

Where can I set it?

[PWSowner]

It's in the httpd.conf file.

Here's a copy of the section you will want to look at:

#
# Timeout: The number of seconds before receives and sends time out.
#
Timeout 300

#
# KeepAlive: Whether or not to allow persistent connections (more than
# one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate.
#
KeepAlive On

#
# MaxKeepAliveRequests: The maximum number of requests to allow
# during a persistent connection. Set to 0 to allow an unlimited amount.
# We recommend you leave this number high, for maximum performance.
#
MaxKeepAliveRequests 500

#
# KeepAliveTimeout: Number of seconds to wait for the next request from the
# same client on the same connection.
#
KeepAliveTimeout 60


Timeout shouldn't be set too long though. It's better to use a program that sends keep alive signals, as long as KeepAlive is set to on.

[hicom]

check

/usr/local/etc/proftpd.conf

also check the ProFTPD website for helpful tip on how to increase the time (see their complex virtual host example)

[batchtech]

Hmm, I added this stuff in but Proftpd would not restart. It failed after adding that stuff. Where in particular should it go in the config file?

Thanks,
David

[chirpy]

What error did you get?

Did you do the following to restart proftpd:

/etc/init.d/proftpd stop
/etc/init.d/proftpd start

[batchtech]

The problem was that above were settings for httpd.conf, not proftpd.conf....that's why it was failing. I found the settings for proftpd in another post and it works fine now.