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Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System: How to configure FTP append or proftp AllowStoreRestart (Doc ID 1555081.1)

Last updated on APRIL 26, 2021

Applies to:

Sun Storage 7410 Unified Storage System - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Sun ZFS Backup Appliance - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Sun ZFS Storage 7120 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Sun ZFS Storage 7320 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Sun Storage 7110 Unified Storage System - Version Not Applicable to Not Applicable [Release N/A]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

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This document explains how to set up the 'ftp' service so that uploads can resume from where they have been stopped. On the ZFS appliance, the 'ftp' service is based on 'proftp' with "AllowStoreRestart" not defined. This was mainly chosen by design, for security considerations.   

 

"Care should be taken to disallow anonymous ftp "incoming" transfers to be restarted, as this will allow clients to corrupt or increase the size of previously stored files (even if not their own)."

Under the 2011.1.* Appliance Firmware Releases, here is what "curl" gives when "AllowAutoRestart" is not defined (or set to "off").
The nas head has been rebooted and we try to resume the interrupted 'ftp' upload.

Solution

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