15.5.5. Directory Options

The following lists directives which affect directories.

dirlist_enable — When enabled, users are allowed to view directory lists.
The default value is YES.
dirmessage_enable — When enabled, a message is displayed whenever a user enters a directory with a message file. This message is found within the directory being entered. The name of this file is specified in the message_file directive and is .message by default.
The default value is NO. Note, in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the value is set to YES.
force_dot_files — When enabled, files beginning with a dot (.) are listed in directory listings, with the exception of the . and .. files.
The default value is NO.
hide_ids — When enabled, all directory listings show ftp as the user and group for each file.
The default value is NO.
message_file — Specifies the name of the message file when using the dirmessage_enable directive.
The default value is .message.
text_userdb_names — When enabled, text usernames and group names are used in place of UID and GID entries. Enabling this option may slow performance of the server.
The default value is NO.
use_localtime — When enabled, directory listings reveal the local time for the computer instead of GMT.
The default value is NO.