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Enable FTP Access Logging

Zones: BSD Unix, FreeBSD
Tags: ftp, enable, logging, access
On FreeBSD 6.2, how to I enable logging for FTP? I would like to see entries for successful logins, transfers, and failed attempts. So far, all I can find is "repeated login failures from xxx" in /var/log/xferlog, but nothing for individual login attempts, etc.

I have tried adding the following to /etc/syslog.conf:

  ftp.*  /var/log/ftpd

but nothing ever shows up in /var/log/ftpd.

FTP is running as a standalone daemon (not via inetd). I am using the default FTP daemon included with FreeBSD 6.2 (version 6.00LS).
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Zone: OS
Question Asked By: glcummins
Solution Provided By: rtd999
Participating Experts: 1
Solution Grade: A
Views: 16
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