---
name: "ftpwho"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "proftpd-core"
version: "1.3.8.c+dfsg-4+deb13u3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ftpwho"
---

# ftpwho(1)

show current process information for each FTP session

## NAME

ftpwho - show current process information for each FTP session

## SYNOPSIS

**ftpwho**

## DESCRIPTION

The **ftpwho** command shows process information for all active proftpd connections, and a count of all connected users off of each server.  Proftpd sessions spawned from inetd are counted separately from those created by a master proftpd *standalone* server.

## OPTIONS

- **-h,--help**

  Display a short usage description, including all available options.

- **-f,--file** *scoreboard-file*

  Specify the full path to proftpd's run-time scoreboard file (configured via the **ScoreboardFile** directive in *proftpd.conf* ).  If proftpd's default directory has been changed via this directive, **ftpwho** must either be recompiled, or this option must be used in order to find proftpd's scoreboard.

- **-o,--outform** *format*

  Specify an output format.  Currently, three formats are supported: **compat**,**oneline** and **json**.  The **compat** format is used for backward compatibility.  The **oneline** format causes all of the fields for a session to be displayed on a single line, for ease of line-based searches (e.g. grep).  The **json** format emits all of the information as a JSON object.

- **-v,--verbose**

  Reports additional information for each connection, such as the remote host and current working directory. **-S,--server** *server-name* Specify the ServerName for a specific virtual host.  If used, *ftpwho* will only show session information for the given virtual host.

## FILES

**/usr/bin/ftpwho**\
 **/run/proftpd.scoreboard**

## AUTHORS

ProFTPD is written and maintained by a number of people, full credits can be found on **http://www.proftpd.org/credits.html**

## SEE ALSO

**[inetd(8)](/inetd/8.md),**[ftp(1)](/ftp/1.md),**[proftpd(8)](/proftpd/8.md),**[ftpcount(1)](/ftpcount/1.md),**[ftptop(1)](/ftptop/1.md),**[ftpshut(8)](/ftpshut/8.md)

Full documentation on ProFTPD, including configuration and FAQs, is available at **http://www.proftpd.org/**

For help/support, try the ProFTPD mailing lists, detailed on **http://www.proftpd.org/lists.html**

Report bugs at **http://bugs.proftpd.org/**