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System
Services

Manage FTP and System Services

5min

You can manage FTP and System Services by navigating to System > Services.

Note: The base directory for the FTP service on Manufacturing Connect Edge is: /var/lib/customer/ftp-data.

Manage FTP Service

From the Services pane, you can manage the FTP Service.

FTP Service management options
FTP Service management options


Start and Stop FTP Service

You can start and stop the FTP Service manually by clicking the Start or Stop button. The FTP Service is stopped and disabled by default.

Note: If you reboot Manufacturing Connect Edge, the FTP Server will not start unless Start service automatically is enabled and at least one FTP user is created.

Start Service Automatically

You can click the toggle for Start service automatically to enable or disable the FTP service automatically starting when you log in.

Manage System Services

From the Services pane, you can manage system services.

System service management options
System service management options


Start and Stop Remote Access Service

You can start and stop the Remote Access Service manually by clicking the Start or Stop button. The service is running by default. If you stop the service, you will not be able to access any remote access service.

Start and Stop SSH Service

You can start and stop the SSH Service manually by clicking the Start or Stop button. The service is running by default. If you stop the service, no one can log in remotely.