[Bug 983823] Re: Cannot start proftpd; stuck at config check

[Alexey Karpov]

I have this bug when installing firebird2.5-classic.

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Title:
  Cannot start proftpd; stuck at config check

Status in “proftpd-dfsg” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  On a fresh install of ubuntu natty; when i try to install proftpd it's
  stuck at config check :

  dump of process : 
  root       704  0.1  1.2  55344 25016 pts/0    S+   11:52   0:00 apt-get install proftpd
  root      1220  0.0  0.1  13480  2392 pts/1    Ss+  11:52   0:00 /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 21 --configure libfile-copy-recursive-perl update-inetd proftpd-basic
  root      1228  0.0  0.5  54664 10800 pts/1    S+   11:52   0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/proftpd-basic.postinst configure 
  root      1235  0.0  0.0  12652   908 pts/1    S+   11:52   0:00 /bin/sh -e /var/lib/dpkg/info/proftpd-basic.postinst configure 
  root      1293  100  0.1  41208  2780 pts/1    R+   11:52   5:53 proftpd -t

  # apt-get install proftpd

  
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Note, selecting 'proftpd-basic' instead of 'proftpd'
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    libfile-copy-recursive-perl update-inetd
  Suggested packages:
    proftpd-doc proftpd-mod-mysql proftpd-mod-pgsql proftpd-mod-ldap proftpd-mod-odbc proftpd-mod-sqlite openbsd-inetd
    inet-superserver
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    libfile-copy-recursive-perl proftpd-basic update-inetd
  0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 2,124 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 4,448 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
  Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main libfile-copy-recursive-perl all 0.38-1 [20.6 kB]
  Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main update-inetd all 4.38 [20.6 kB]
  Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe proftpd-basic amd64 1.3.3d-8 [2,082 kB]
  Fetched 2,124 kB in 1s (1,429 kB/s)        
  Preconfiguring packages ...
  Selecting previously deselected package libfile-copy-recursive-perl.
  (Reading database ... 43316 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking libfile-copy-recursive-perl (from .../libfile-copy-recursive-perl_0.38-1_all.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package update-inetd.
  Unpacking update-inetd (from .../update-inetd_4.38_all.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package proftpd-basic.
  Unpacking proftpd-basic (from .../proftpd-basic_1.3.3d-8_amd64.deb) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
  ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
  Setting up libfile-copy-recursive-perl (0.38-1) ...
  Setting up update-inetd (4.38) ...
  Setting up proftpd-basic (1.3.3d-8) ...
  Warning: The home dir /var/run/proftpd you specified can't be accessed: No such file or directory
  Adding system user `proftpd' (UID 103) ...
  Adding new user `proftpd' (UID 103) with group `nogroup' ...
  Not creating home directory `/var/run/proftpd'.
  Adding system user `ftp' (UID 104) ...
  Adding new user `ftp' (UID 104) with group `nogroup' ...
  Creating home directory `/srv/ftp' ...
  `/usr/share/proftpd/templates/welcome.msg' -> `/srv/ftp/welcome.msg.proftpd-new'

  
  # dpkg -l| grep proftpd
  iF  proftpd-basic                   1.3.3d-8                           Versatile, virtual-hosting FTP daemon - binaries

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