Increasing Time out and correct protocol

[Website Rob]

Can anyone explain to me, where I can edit (in WHM or command line and path) the settings to increase the &timeout& for a FTP connection? Default is 300 seconds and I would like to bump that up some.


Along the same lines, I noticed in both, WHM & Cpanel, specific references to making sure one uses the &ftp& at the front of a Domain Name when using FTP access. Now I have never had a problem leaving it off and things seemed to work just fine.

Does any have experience with not using the &ftp& and running into problems?

I know this is probably a &dumb question& since it flies in the face of what Documentation says &should be& done, but I'm trying to make it idiot proof. Some Clients will read that notice (to make sure &ftp& is used) and follow it, some will ignore it, some will ask the exact same question I am now.

I would like to know how to respond and know the information I'm giving will be correct -- each time every time. Makes it easier to create Tutorials as well.

 

[PWSowner]

This thread, http://forums.cpanel.net/read.php?TID=3017 may be what you want.

I never put ftp in front of the domain and don't even tell clients to either. I just tell them to ftp to domain.com.

 

[Website Rob]

Update

Thanks for the pointer, Squirrel. From that post and a few others, this is what I found works:

Open /etc/proftpd.conf and find this line:

DefaultRoot ~ !wheel

Below it add:

TimeoutLogin 900
TimeoutIdle 900
TimeoutNoTransfer 900

Don't forget to restart proftpd.

12/06/02 3:05 AM Didn't work
12/08/02 4:18 PM It did work

Obviously, there is some &caching& happening and it probably would have worked after 24hrs or next Cpanel cache refresh. Just took me a bit longer to get around to it.