=========================================================================== Depending on how you would like to start ftpd-tls(8) you have two choices: 1) Add the following line to /etc/rc.conf or /etc/rc.conf.local: ftpd_tls_enable="YES" For further available configuration variables when using this method see /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ftpd-tls{,.sh}. 2) Add the following entries to your /etc/inetd.conf: ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/libexec/ftpd-tls ftpd-tls -U -l ftp stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/local/libexec/ftpd-tls ftpd-tls -U -l See /usr/local/share/doc/ftpd-tls/README.TLS and the openssl(1) manual page for further information on how to generate the certificates and the keys and where to place them. ===========================================================================