#  How to Edit FTP Server Configuration from the Command Line

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## Overview

This document explains how to manually edit the FTP server’s configuration from the command line.

## Determine your FTP server

To determine which FTP server your server uses, log in to your server via SSH as the root user and run the following command:

```go
grep ftpserver /var/cpanel/cpanel.config
```

You will receive one of the following two results:

| `1 2` | `ftpserver=proftpd ftpserver=pure-ftpd` |
| --- | --- |

Follow the instructions below that correspond to your FTP server type.

## Pure-FTP configuration

To edit the FTP configuration for Pure-FTP, perform the following steps:

1. Use your preferred text editor to create or edit the `/var/cpanel/conf/pureftpd/local` file.
2. Enter your changes in the local file. For example, to set the `ForcePassiveIP` setting to the IP address, enter the following in the local file: `ForcePassiveIP: 203.0.113.0`
  - To clear that value, change the local file to use the following setting: `ForcePassiveIP: ~`
3. To apply your changes, perform a force update of FTP with the following command: `/scripts/setupftpserver pure-ftpd --force`

## ProFTP Configuration

To edit the FTP configuration for ProFTP, perform the following steps:

1. Use your preferred text editor to create or edit the `/var/cpanel/conf/proftpd/local` file.
2. Enter your changes in the local file.
3. To apply your changes, perform a force update of FTP with the following command: `/scripts/setupftpserver proftpd --force`