How to change Passive FTP Port

Question

How can I change the passive FTP port range for PureFTPd or ProFTPd?

Answer

Edit the appropriate configuration file and run the FTP setup script included with cPanel:

1. Connect to your server through SSH as the root user
2. Add your preferred range to the local FTP configuration. The ranges presented below are the defaults:
   For PureFTPd:
   

   echo "PassivePortRange: 49152 65534" >> /var/cpanel/conf/pureftpd/local

   For ProFTPd:
   

   echo "PassivePorts: 49152 65534" >> /var/cpanel/conf/proftpd/local

3. Run the FTP setup script for your FTP software:
   For PureFTPd:

   /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/setupftpserver pure-ftpd --force

   For ProFTPd:

   /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/setupftpserver proftpd --force