ftp timeout in AIX

Ever wondered how you could increase the timeout of an ftp connection. The default ftp timeout limit for for an AIX OS would be 15mins. This can be easily increased.

• Edit the file /etc/inetd.conf file.
• Go to the line where ftp configuration is done. (Run a search in vi)
• add the following “-t <time-out limit>”
• for further details please go to the man pages of the ftp daemon. “man ftpd”.