ftpshut(8)

Name
       ftpshut - close down the ftp servers at a given time

Syntax
       ftpshut [ -l min] [ -d min] time [ warning-message ... ]

Description
       The  command provides an automated shutdown procedure that
       a superuser can use to  notify  ftp  users  when  the  ftp
       server is shutting down.

       The  time  is the time at which will bring the ftp servers
       down.  It may be the word `now', indicating  an  immediate
       shutdown,  or specify a future time in one of two formats:
       + number or HHMM.  The first form brings the  ftp  servers
       down in number minutes.  The second brings the ftp servers
       down at the time of day indicated, using a  24-hour  clock
       format.

       Ten  minutes  before  shutdown, or immediately if is timed
       for less than ten minutes, new ftp  access  will  be  dis-
       abled.  This time may be adjusted through the -l flag.

       Five  minutes  before shutdown, or immediately if is timed
       for less than five minutes, all  current  ftp  connections
       will  be  disconnected.  This time may be adjusted through
       the -d flag.

       The [ warning-message ... ] will be  formatted  to  be  75
       characters  wide.  knows about the actual string length of
       the magic cookies.

       The following magic cookies are available:
             %s      time system is going to shut down
             %r      time new connections will be denied
             %d      time current connections will be dropped
             %C      current working directory
             %E      the maintainer's email address as defined in
       ftpaccess
             %F      free space in partition of CWD (kbytes)
                     [not currently supported on all systems]
             %L      local host name
             %M       maximum  allowed  number  of  users in this
       class
             %N      current number of users in this class
             %R      remote host name
             %T      local time (form Thu Nov 15 17:12:42 1990)
             %U      username given at login time

Restrictions
       You can kill the servers only between now  and  23:59,  if
       you use the absolute time for

See Also
       shutdown(1), ftpaccess(5)