MAC : FTP sur Mac OS X.9 max


  1. Open the Terminal application.

  2. Enter the following command to activate the FTP daemon.

    sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist

    Note that the above command will automatically restart the FTP daemon each time the system is rebooted. To disable FTP, replace "load" with "unload" in the above command.

  3. To confirm that FTP is running, enter the following command.

    ftp loaclhost

    If you see the following output, then the FTP server is working.

    Trying ::1...

    Connected to localhost.

    220:::1 FTP server (tnftpd 20100324+GSSAPI)

    Name(localhost:support):


  4. Next make sure you know your Username and Password for the mac.
    To check this click on the apple icon top left of your screen and select "System Preferences".
    In the window that opens click on "Users and Groups" and configure your account.

    Next go back to system preferences and select "sharing". Firstly Ensure the "File Sharing" option is ticked.
    Next click on "file sharing" and then click options. Make sure the top 2 options are ticked and make sure your account is ticked.