Proftp does not start

Virtualmin
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I’m running Virtualmin 3.80gpl on a Debian Etch server. At some point, I don’t know exactly when Proftp stopped running. Now when I bring up the control panel there is a big red X next to proftp. In the process of getting it running again I am certain I’ve made things worse. I’ve removed it using apt-get remove and reinstalled.

This is the message in /var/log/proftpd/proftpd.log

Sep 04 10:12:14 server3.mydomain.com proftpd[14606] server3.mydomain.com: Failed binding to 0.0.0.0, port 21: Address already in use
Sep 04 10:12:14 server3.mydomain.com proftpd[14606] server3.mydomain.com: Check the ServerType directive to ensure you are configured correctly.

I have looked at the config files, but I’m not sure what I’m looking for. Any help would be appreciated.

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Howdy,

Sounds like ProFTP may be running, even if Virtualmin says it isn’t.

However, one thing you might try is to log in as root over SSH, and to run:

/etc/init.d/proftpd restart

That may reset things and get it up and running for you.

-Eric

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Tried that and according to the command:

ps -ef|grep ftp

There is no ftp service running.

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Hmm, that “Address already in use” error you saw in your logs is odd.

What if you run “netstat -an | grep :21”, do you receive a response?

Also, if you run the command “hostname” – does that name appear in /etc/hosts? Not having your hostname in the hosts file can prevent ProFTPd from starting up.

-Eric