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<h2><b>ProFTPD module <code>mod_site_misc</code></b></h2>
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The <code>mod_site_misc</code> module implements miscellaneous
<code>SITE</code> commands, such as:
<ul>
<li>SITE MKDIR
<li>SITE RMDIR
<li>SITE SYMLINK
<li>SITE UTIME
</ul>
<p>
This module is contained in the <code>contrib/mod_site_misc.c</code> file for
ProFTPD 1.2.<i>x</i>/1.3.<i>x</i>, and is not compiled by default.
Installation instructions are discussed <a href="#Installation">here</a>.
<h2>Author</h2>
<p>
Please contact TJ Saunders <tj <i>at</i> castaglia.org> with any
questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding this module.
<h2>Directives</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#SiteMiscEngine">SiteMiscEngine</a>
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<h2>Thanks</h2>
<p>
<i>2003-02-14</i>: Thanks to Kamil Burzynski (K.Burzynski <i>at</i> adbglobal.com) for providing <code>SITE MKDIR</code> and <code>SITE RMDIR</code> code<br>
<i>2003-10-27</i>: Thanks to Peter Hatch (pete <i>at</i> parcplace.net) for providing <code>SITE SYMLINK</code> code
<h2><code>SITE</code> Commands</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#SITE_MKDIR">SITE MKDIR</a>
<li><a href="#SITE_RMDIR">SITE RMDIR</a>
<li><a href="#SITE_SYMLINK">SITE SYMLINK</a>
<li><a href="#SITE_UTIME">SITE UTIME</a>
</ul>
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<h2><a name="SiteMiscEngine">SiteMiscEngine</a></h2>
<strong>Syntax:</strong> SiteMiscEngine <em>on|off</em><br>
<strong>Default:</strong> on<br>
<strong>Context:</strong> server config, <code><VirtualHost></code>, <code><Global></code><br>
<strong>Module:</strong> mod_site_misc<br>
<strong>Compatibility:</strong> 1.3.3c and later</a>
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The <code>SiteMiscEngine</code> directive enables or disables the module's
runtime support for the <code>SITE</code> commands. If set to <em>off</em>,
this module will not support these <code>SITE</code> commands. Use this
directive to disable the module.
<p>
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<h2><a name="SITE_MKDIR">SITE MKDIR</a></h2>
This <code>SITE</code> command allows the creation of a full directory
path, similar to <code>mkdir -p /path/to/dir</code>. It is primarily for
convenience, instead of having to use a loop of <code>MKD</code> and
<code>CWD</code> commands; the normal <code>MKD</code> FTP command only
creates a single directory at a time.
<p>
The syntax for <code>SITE MKDIR</code> is:
<pre>
SITE MKDIR <i>path</i>
</pre>
<p>
Use of this <code>SITE</code> command can be controlled via
<code><Limit><code> sections, <i>e.g.</i>:
<pre>
<Limit SITE_MKDIR>
AllowUser alex
DenyAll
</Limit>
</pre>
<p>
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<h2><a name="SITE_RMDIR">SITE RMDIR</a></h2>
This <code>SITE</code> command allows the deletion of a full directory
path, similar to <code>rm -fr /path/to/dir</code>. It recursively deletes all
of the files and directories under the given path. This command is
primarily for convenience, instead of having to use a loop of <code>NLST</code>,
<code>DELE</code>, and <code>CWD</code> commands; the normal <code>DELE</code>
FTP command only deletes a single file at a time, and the normal
<code>RMD</code> command does not handle removing directories that are not
empty.
<p>
The syntax for <code>SITE RMDIR</code> is:
<pre>
SITE RMDIR <i>path</i>
</pre>
<p>
Use of this <code>SITE</code> command can be controlled via
<code><Limit><code> sections, <i>e.g.</i>:
<pre>
<Limit SITE_RMDIR>
AllowUser alex
DenyAll
</Limit>
</pre>
<p>
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<h2><a name="SITE_SYMLINK">SITE SYMLINK</a></h2>
This <code>SITE</code> command allows the creation of symbolic links, similar
to <code>ln -s</code>.
<p>
The syntax for <code>SITE SYMLINK</code> is:
<pre>
SITE SYMLINK <i>source</i> <i>destination</i>
</pre>
<p>
Use of this <code>SITE</code> command can be controlled via
<code><Limit><code> sections, <i>e.g.</i>:
<pre>
<Limit SITE_SYMLINK>
AllowUser alex
DenyAll
</Limit>
</pre>
<p>
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<h2><a name="SITE_UTIME">SITE UTIME</a></h2>
This <code>SITE</code> command allows for setting the access and modification
timestamps on files, similar to the <code>touch /path/to/file</code> command.
This allows sites to have the often-requested ability to set the modification
time on uploaded files.
<p>
The syntax for <code>SITE UTIME</code> is:
<pre>
SITE UTIME <i>YYYYMMDDhhmm[ss]</i> <i>path</i>
</pre>
For example:
<pre>
SITE UTIME 200402240836 file.txt
SITE UTIME 20040224083655 file.txt
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would set the access and modification timestamps on <code>file.txt</code>
to 8:36 AM, Febrary 24, 2004 (or 8:36:55 AM, Febrary 24, 2004, respectively).
<p>
The timestamp specified is treated as being in GMT/UTC, rather than in the
local timezone.
<p>
Use of this <code>SITE</code> command can be controlled via
<code><Limit><code> sections, <i>e.g.</i>:
<pre>
<Limit SITE_UTIME>
AllowUser alex
DenyAll
</Limit>
</pre>
<p>
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<h2><a name="Installation">Installation</a></h2>
The <code>mod_site_misc</code> module is distributed with ProFTPD. Simply
follow the normal steps for using third-party modules in proftpd:
<pre>
./configure --with-modules=mod_site_misc
make
make install
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Author: <i>$Author: castaglia $</i><br>
Last Updated: <i>$Date: 2010/10/21 18:17:40 $</i><br>
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