CuteFTP or FTP Client lists just 1998 / 2000 files

If your ftp-software does not display more than 1998 file names (2000 with symbolic links), you must change config file of Pure-FTP and restart ftpd. Use a ssh-client , recommend Putty.

[ssh] pico -w /etc/pure-ftpd.conf

# 'ls' recursion limits. The first argument is the maximum number of
# files to be displayed. The second one is the max subdirectories depth

LimitRecursion 2000 8



# Are anonymous users allowed to create new directories ?

AnonymousCanCreateDirs no

Change this to something like LimitRecursion 20000 20 etc.

Another solution is change it from command line:

/usr/sbin/pure-ftpd -L 20000:20

If you are using cpanel you could get this error : Unable to start a standalone server: Address already in use
. If you see such outpus try first solution and restart your ftp-server via:

[ssh]# service pure-ftpd restart