How do I access /etc/proftpd.conf ?

The proftpd.conf file is in the /etc directory, hence the "/etc/proftpd.conf". The /etc directory is in the root of the server though, not the root of your account. End users do not have access to this file.

If it is your server, you need to use a secure shell or ftp program to access that part of the server.

 

Or try

/usr/local/etc

 

what squirrel mentioned was the /etc in your server root and NOT your account root. You would need to ssh to your server and then find the file inside the /etc of the root directory of the server.

 

Do you have "root" access to the server?

If not, you can't change this setting and you will need to contact your server administrator. If you do have root access and you do not know how to use SSH, then I would hire a server administrator as your box is probably extremely insecure and open to hackers/abuse at this moment in time.

 

If you can see the following:
etc
home
usr
var

and a few others, you're at the root of the server

If you see:
mail
public_ftp
public_html

and so on, you're at the root of your account.


If you're at the root of the server and can't find /etc/proftpd.conf, it could be in /usr/local/etc/proftpd.conf like easyhoster1 mentioned.