How do I limit the number of simultaneous vsftpd connections from the same IP address?

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The default value for maximum number of simultaneous vsftpd connections coming from the same source FTP client is 50. The max_per_ip vsftpd directive's value of 0 means there is no connection limit.

In order to limit the number of connections from the same source to a specific number, the /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf file should be edited. Listed below is an example...

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