How do I make my FTP timestamps display the correct time zone?

• Applies to: Legacy DV & VPS Hosting
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Time Needed: 10
  • Tools Required: SSH, root, vi knowledge

Overview

This article will show you how to modify the FTP timestamp settings to reflect your server's local time zone. This is useful in situations where the FTP log files show a different default time zone (such as GMT).

Requirements

• Root access and SSH access to your DV
• A basic understanding of the Vim editor

Note: The authoritative source for this information can be found at the following link: http://proftpd.org/docs/directives/linked/config_ref_TimesGMT.html

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Instructions

1. Connect to your server via SSH.
2. Open up /etc/proftpd.conf with vi to edit.

   vi /etc/proftpd.conf

3. Navigate to this section of the proftpd.conf file:

   <Global>
   DefaultRoot     ~  psacln
   AllowOverwrite     on
   </Global>
   

4. Next, add TimesGMT off to the last line before </Global>.

   <Global>
   DefaultRoot     ~  psacln
   AllowOverwrite     on
   TimesGMT           off
   </Global>
   

5. Finally, restart xinetd.

   /etc/init.d/xinetd restart

Resources

• ProFTPD.org: Configuration Directive List