Bug#1103981: proftpd-core: Does not start with default configuration (unknown configuration directive 'ShowSymlinks')

[Hilmar Preuße]

Hello,

I'm wondering if the three modules mod_delay, mod_ls and mod_xfer are loaded in your file /etc/proftpd/modules.conf

Hilmar

23.04.2025 15:06:10 David Prévot <dprevot at evolix.fr>:

> Package: proftpd-core
> Version: 1.3.8.c+dfsg-3
> Severity: important
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> I was hoping this would be caught with #1103154, but unfortunately,
> running proftpd-core with the default configuration still fails on
> Trixie with proftpd-core=1.3.8.c+dfsg-3.
> 
> The meaningful message seems to be “fatal: unknown configuration
> directive 'ShowSymlinks' on line 26 of '/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf'”.
> 
> root at test-www03:/etc# systemctl status proftpd.service |cat
> × proftpd.service - ProFTPD FTP Server
>      Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/proftpd.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
>      Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2025-04-23 14:41:46 CEST; 6min ago
> Invocation: d742a6957dc44834a25a4bd85e41e1e7
>        Docs: man:proftpd(8)
>     Process: 639268 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/proftpd --configtest -c $CONFIG_FILE $OPTIONS (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
>    Mem peak: 2.6M
>         CPU: 23ms
> 
> Apr 23 14:41:46 test-www03 systemd[1]: Starting proftpd.service - ProFTPD FTP Server...
> Apr 23 14:41:46 test-www03 proftpd[639268]: Checking syntax of configuration file
> Apr 23 14:41:46 test-www03 proftpd[639268]: 2025-04-23 14:41:46,055 test-www03 proftpd[639268]: fatal: unknown configuration directive 'ShowSymlinks' on line 26 of '/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf'
> Apr 23 14:41:46 test-www03 systemd[1]: proftpd.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
> Apr 23 14:41:46 test-www03 systemd[1]: proftpd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
> Apr 23 14:41:46 test-www03 systemd[1]: Failed to start proftpd.service - ProFTPD FTP Server.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> taffit
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