Managing hosts from the command line

You can add, modify or delete hosts using the host command line utility, iftpaddh.exe.

To start the Add Host Utility:

From the Windows desktop, select Start > Run. The Run dialog appears.
Enter cmd.exe and click OK.
Change the directory to the WS_FTP Server directory. For a default installation, this should be C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\WS_FTP Server\.
For a list of command options, enter iftpaddh /?.

Basic Command Syntax

The basic syntax for adding, modifying and removing a host is indicated below.

Adding a Host	`iftpaddh -add hostname [options]`
Modifying a Host	`iftpaddh -mod hostname [options]`
Deleting a Host	`iftpaddh -kill hostname`

Note: All arguments are case-sensitive and must be supplied as lower case.

Note: iftpaddh will fail if you do not have an active license. (Use the ipsactive command to launch the licensing application and enter your serial number.)

Arguments	When to use
`-add hostname`	Use to create a new host. Specify a name for the new host after -add.
`-mod hostname`	Use to modify a host. You must specify a host name after -mod.
`-kill hostname`	Use to delete a host. You must specify a host name after -kill.
`-l ip_address:port:protocol`	Use to specify a listener to associate with the host. You must specify the IP address, port and protocol for the listener you want to associate with the host. To use a listener listening on all IP addresses, enter 0.0.0.0 as the IP address. Note:If you enter SSH as your protocol, you must have a valid license that includes SSH support.
`-d directory`	Use to specify the top folder of the host. If a folder is not specified, the server will create a subfolder with the same name as the new host under the top folder of the server.
`-t number`	Use to specify the server time-out. The default is 600 seconds.
`-mu number`	Use to specify the maximum number of concurrent users. The default is 1000.
`-i address`	Use to specify the host IP address.
`-ma number`	Use to specify the number of maximum concurrent anonymous users. The default is 200.
`+anon`	Allow anonymous connections.
`-anon`	Disable anonymous connections.
`+hide`	Use to hide files and folders whose names begin with the dollar sign ($).
`-hide`	Use to show files and folders whose names begin with the dollar sign ($).
`+lt`	Use the server's local time instead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
`-lt`	Use GMT instead of the server's local time.
`+ext`	Enable extended commands for the host (such as FEAT, HOST, LANG, MDTM, MLST, OPTS, XAUT, AUTH SSL and AUTH TLS).
`-ext`	Disable extended commands for the host (such as FEAT, HOST, LANG, MDTM, MLST, OPTS, XAUT, AUTH SSL and AUTH TLS).
`+tpt`	Allow third-party transfers.
`-tpt`	Disable third-party transfers.
`-rd`	Use to delete all files and folders associated with the host. By default, all files and folders remain when a host is removed.