Bug#657484: proftpd-basic: After upgrade to 1.3.4a-1 cannot connect to proftpd started with xinetd
J G Miller
miller at yoyo.ORG
Thu Jan 26 15:05:24 UTC 2012
Package: proftpd-basic
Version: 1.3.4a-1
Severity: normal
After upgrading to 1.3.4a-1, it is no longer possible to make a
connection to proftpd started by xinetd.
Instead of giving the connection message and the username prompt,
this happens
Connected to ocelot
ocelot proftpd[18520]: using PCRE 8.12 2011-01-15
ftp> dir
Not connected.
ftp>
The proftpd log file reports
mod_cap/1.1: adding CAP_AUDIT_WRITE capability
FTP session opened.
Login timeout exceeded, disconnected
Session timed out, disconnected
FTP session closed.
Downgrading back to 1.3.3a-6squeeze4 and all works normally via xinetd.
Connected to ocelot.
220 ProFTPD 1.3.3a Server (ocelot) [192.168.11.17]
Name (ocelot:miller):
This problem is present both on the i386 and amd64 architectures.
So why does running proftpd via xinetd no longer work for
version 1.3.4a-1?
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages proftpd-basic depends on:
ii adduser 3.113
ii debconf 1.5.41
ii debianutils 4.1
ii libacl1 2.2.51-5
ii libc6 2.13-24
ii libcap2 1:2.22-1
ii libncurses5 5.9-4
ii libpam-runtime 1.1.3-6
ii libpam0g 1.1.3-6
ii libpcre3 8.12-4
ii libssl1.0.0 1.0.0g-1
ii libtinfo5 5.9-4
ii libwrap0 7.6.q-22
ii netbase 4.47
ii sed 4.2.1-9
ii ucf 3.0025+nmu2
ii update-inetd 4.41
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3
proftpd-basic recommends no packages.
Versions of packages proftpd-basic suggests:
ii openssl 1.0.0g-1
ii proftpd-doc 1.3.4a-1
ii proftpd-mod-ldap 1.3.4a-1
ii proftpd-mod-mysql <none>
ii proftpd-mod-odbc <none>
ii proftpd-mod-pgsql <none>
ii proftpd-mod-sqlite <none>
ii xinetd [inet-superserver] 1:2.3.14-7
-- Configuration Files:
/etc/default/proftpd changed:
OPTIONS="-d9"
RUN="xinetd"
/etc/init.d/proftpd changed:
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
DAEMON=/usr/sbin/proftpd
NAME=proftpd
RUN="no"
OPTIONS=""
CONFIG_FILE=/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf
PIDFILE=`grep -i 'pidfile' $CONFIG_FILE|sed -e 's/pidfile[\t ]\+//i'`
if [ "x$PIDFILE" = "x" ];
then
PIDFILE=/var/run/proftpd.pid
fi
[ -r /etc/default/proftpd ] && . /etc/default/proftpd
trap "" 1
trap "" 15
test -f $DAEMON || exit 0
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
if ! egrep -qi "^[[:space:]]*ServerType.*standalone" $CONFIG_FILE
then
if egrep -qi "server[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*/usr/sbin/proftpd" /etc/xinetd.conf 2>/dev/null || \
egrep -qi "server[(_args)]*[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*/usr/sbin/proftpd" /etc/xinetd.d/* 2>/dev/null || \
egrep -qi "^ftp.*/usr/sbin/proftpd" /etc/inetd.conf 2>/dev/null
then
RUN="no"
INETD="yes"
else
if ! egrep -qi "^[[:space:]]*ServerType.*inetd" $CONFIG_FILE
then
RUN="yes"
INETD="no"
else
RUN="no"
INETD="no"
fi
fi
fi
[ ! -d /var/run/proftpd ] && mkdir /var/run/proftpd
inetd_check()
{
if [ ! -x /usr/sbin/inetd -a ! -x /usr/sbin/xinetd ]; then
echo "Neither inetd nor xinetd appears installed: check your configuration."
fi
}
start()
{
log_daemon_msg "Starting ftp server" "$NAME"
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --oknodo --exec $DAEMON -- -c $CONFIG_FILE $OPTIONS
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
log_end_msg 1
exit 1
else
log_end_msg 0
fi
}
signal()
{
if [ "$1" = "stop" ]; then
SIGNAL="TERM"
log_daemon_msg "Stopping ftp server" "$NAME"
else
if [ "$1" = "reload" ]; then
SIGNAL="HUP"
log_daemon_msg "Reloading ftp server" "$NAME"
else
echo "ERR: wrong parameter given to signal()"
exit 1
fi
fi
if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ]; then
start-stop-daemon --stop --signal $SIGNAL --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE"
if [ $? = 0 ]; then
log_end_msg 0
else
SIGNAL="KILL"
start-stop-daemon --stop --signal $SIGNAL --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE"
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
log_end_msg 1
[ $2 != 0 ] || exit 0
else
log_end_msg 0
fi
fi
if [ "$SIGNAL" = "KILL" ]; then
rm -f "$PIDFILE"
fi
else
log_end_msg 0
fi
}
case "$1" in
start)
if [ "x$RUN" = "xyes" ] ; then
start
else
if [ "x$INETD" = "xyes" ] ; then
echo "ProFTPD is started from inetd/xinetd."
inetd_check
else
echo "ProFTPD warning: cannot start neither in standalone nor in inetd/xinetd mode. Check your configuration."
fi
fi
;;
force-start)
if [ "x$INETD" = "xyes" ] ; then
echo "Warning: ProFTPD is started from inetd/xinetd (trying to start anyway)."
inetd_check
fi
start
;;
stop)
if [ "x$RUN" = "xyes" ] ; then
signal stop 0
else
if [ "x$INETD" = "xyes" ] ; then
echo "ProFTPD is started from inetd/xinetd."
inetd_check
else
echo "ProFTPD warning: cannot start neither in standalone nor in inetd/xinetd mode. Check your configuration."
fi
fi
;;
force-stop)
if [ "x$INETD" = "xyes" ] ; then
echo "Warning: ProFTPD is started from inetd/xinetd (trying to kill anyway)."
inetd_check
fi
signal stop 0
;;
reload)
signal reload 0
;;
force-reload|restart)
if [ "x$RUN" = "xyes" ] ; then
signal stop 1
sleep 2
start
else
if [ "x$INETD" = "xyes" ] ; then
echo "ProFTPD is started from inetd/xinetd."
inetd_check
else
echo "ProFTPD warning: cannot start neither in standalone nor in inetd/xinetd mode. Check your configuration."
fi
fi
;;
status)
if [ "x$INETD" = "xyes" ] ; then
echo "ProFTPD is started from inetd/xinetd."
inetd_check
exit 0
else
if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ]; then
pid=$(cat $PIDFILE)
else
pid="x"
fi
if [ `pidof proftpd|grep "$pid"|wc -l` -ne 0 ] ; then
echo "ProFTPD is started in standalone mode, currently running."
exit 0
else
echo "ProFTPD is started in standalone mode, currently not running."
exit 3
fi
fi
;;
check-config)
$DAEMON -t >/dev/null && echo "ProFTPD configuration OK" && exit 0
exit 1
;;
*)
echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|status|force-start|stop|force-stop|reload|restart|force-reload|check-config}"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
/etc/xinetd.d/proftpd:
#*****************************************************************************1#
#|
#| file : /etc/xinetd.d/proftpd
#|
#*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*#
#
# description : The proftpd server provides FTP service.
#
#.............................................................................#
#
service ftp
{
bind = 192.168.11.17
disable = no
flags = NAMEINARGS REUSE
log_on_failure += USERID
log_on_success += DURATION USERID
nice = 10
port = 21
protocol = tcp
server = /usr/sbin/tcpd
server_args = /usr/sbin/proftpd -d3
socket_type = stream
user = root
wait = no
}
#
#*****************************************************************************#
-- debconf information:
* shared/proftpd/inetd_or_standalone: standalone
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