40.13. Configuring Logging
By default, ProFTPD logs all transfers to the file /var/log/xferlog in the standard FTP logging format (unless a different path has been selected at compile time). You can configure the server to log transfers to and from each virtual server differently, however, and anonymous FTP traffic as well. This is most useful in a virtual hosting environment in which your system hosts FTP sites for many different customers.
It is also possible to define additional log files that use different formats, and optionally include only a subset of FTP commands. This can be useful if you only care about uploads and don't want your log files clogged up with useless information.
To configure where and how logs are written globally or ...
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