[lug] VSFTP stopped working recently

[Richard Mandel]

Any Ubuntu /vsftpd experts out there? 

My VSFTPD server is causing real problems recently. The server has been
running for many years now, but this problem started about two weeks ago. I
suspect recent updates, but can't be sure and don't know how to roll it
back.

Trying to restart it:
$> service vsftpd status
	vsftpd stop/waiting
$> service vsftpd stop
	Stop: Unknown instance:
$> service vsftpd start
	vsftpd start/pre-start, process 1485
$> service vsftpd status
	Vsftpd stop/waiting
$> service vsftpd restart
	stop: Unknown instance:
	vsftpd start/pre-start, process 1559
$> service vsftpd status
	Vsftpd stop/waiting

NOTHING SEEMS TO RESTART IT. And, of course, with Ubuntu 12's new UPSTART,
trying to restart with init.d doesn't work either.

SYSLOG
Oct 31 08:33:01 server2 kernel: [84534.708828] init: vsftpd main process
ended, respawning
Oct 31 08:33:01 server2 kernel: [84534.714531] init: vsftpd main process
ended, respawning
Oct 31 08:33:01 server2 kernel: [84534.724631] init: vsftpd main process
ended, respawning
Oct 31 08:33:01 server2 kernel: [84534.730375] init: vsftpd main process
ended, respawning
Oct 31 08:33:01 server2 kernel: [84534.736252] init: vsftpd main process
ended, respawning
Oct 31 08:33:01 server2 kernel: [84534.742050] init: vsftpd respawning too
fast, stopped

Ubuntu 12.04 in a Virtual Machine with 2 gb of ram.

I can't find anything in the forums that helps.

Richard Mandel
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