---
name: "gridftpd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nordugrid-arc-gridftpd"
version: "6.17.0-3"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gridftpd"
---

# gridftpd(8)

ARC GridFTP Server

## NAME

gridftpd - ARC GridFTP Server

## SYNOPSIS

**gridftpd** \[*OPTION*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

gridftpd is the daemon running the ARC GridFTP server. This server has plugins to allow job submission from Grid clients and to expose a local filesystem as a Grid Storage Element. For more information see "The ARC Computing Element System Administrator Guide" (NORDUGRID-MANUAL-20).

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  display help text

- **-p** *number*

  port on which to listen

- **-c** *path*

  full path to config file

- **-n** *number*

  maximum number of connections allowed

- **-b** *number*

  default buffer size

- **-B** *number*

  maximum buffer size

- **-F**

  run daemon in foreground

- **-U** *user\[:group\]*

  user (and group) name to switch to after starting

- **-L** *path*

  path to log file

- **-P** *path*

  path to pid file

- **-d** *number*

  debug level, from 0 (lowest verbosity) to 5 (highest verbosity)

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to http://bugzilla.nordugrid.org/

## COPYRIGHT

APACHE LICENSE Version 2.0

## FILES

**/etc/arc.conf**

## AUTHOR

David Cameron \<d.g.cameron@fys.uio.no\>