proftp stopped cannot restart

[Winta]

I can not restart pro ftpd the process stopped after reboort and can not restart i am using red hat 7.3
Apache 1.3.29 Running
DirectAdmin 1.21.0 Running
Exim 4.24 Running
MySQL 4.0.14 Running
Named 9.2.0 Running
ProFTPd 1.2.9 *** Stopped ***
sshd Running
vm-Pop3d 1.1.6 Running
Does anyone know what the problem might beYesterday i had the same problem after reboot it got backu up but after a view hours it stopped again
Today i cannot seem to get it up anymore

[ProWebUK]

From shell

service proftpd status

if it says stopped run:

service proftpd stop
service proftpd start
service proftpd status

output still showing stopped?

also check /var/log/messages

Chris

[Winta]

i started it again
But it doesn't run stable because it stops automaically
These are the messages from /var/log

server1 proftpd[7709]: socket() failed in connection initialization: Address family not supported by protocol
server1 proftpd: - error: "ProFTPd" address/port (217.148.168.85:21) already in use by "ProFTPd"

When it stops and i look at the staus i get the message
proftpd dead but subsys locked

[ProWebUK]

Ensure you have no duplicate entries in:

/etc/proftpd.passwd
/etc/proftpd.vhosts.conf

If that fails... im unsure.... what version of froftpd? any recent changes? how long has it been happening?

Chris

[Winta]

There are no double entries in my passwd file
my conf file sais

<VirtualHost ip.mu.mb.er>
ServerName "ProFTPd"
ExtendedLog /var/log/proftpd/ip.mu.mb.er.bytes WRITE,READ userlog
AuthUserFile /etc/proftpd.passwd

</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost ip.mu.mb.er>
ServerName "ProFTPd"
ExtendedLog /var/log/proftpd/ip.mu.mb.er.bytes WRITE,READ userlog
AuthUserFile /usr/local/directadmin/data/users/chuchu/ftp.passwd


</VirtualHost>

Yesterday we have upgraded Exim because it dint send any mail we aslo installed a new skin..

The version of prftpd is ProFTPd 1.2.9

It starts and after 15 minutes or so it stops again

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

What's in the /var/log/messages file? Also have a look in /var/log/proftpd/*

Are you running any other control panels / services checkers on the server tha may monitor things like proftpd?

John

[Winta]

the var/log mesaages sais

18 13:53:14 server1 proftpd: - error: "ProFTPd" address/port (217.148.168.85:21) already in use by "ProFTPd"
Feb 18 13:53:24 server1 proftpd[24470]: socket() failed in connection initialization: Address family not supported by protocol
Feb 18 13:53:24 server1 proftpd: proftpd startup succeeded
Feb 18 13:54:11 server1 proftpd[24498]: socket() failed in connection initialization: Address family not supported by protocol
Feb 18 13:54:11 server1 proftpd: proftpd startup succeeded

What i fiond strange is that in /var/logs/proftpd i see files 217.146.168.85.bytesbut my ip is 148 coud that be the problem if so how does that file get there????

-rw-r--r-- 1 root ftp 4606321 Nov 14 10:13 xferlog.legacy
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Nov 15 00:10 81.23.227.45.bytes
-rw-r--r-- 1 root ftp 0 Nov 15 02:16 217.146.168.85.bytes
-rw-r--r-- 1 root ftp 4344823 Feb 17 15:54 access.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root ftp 577536 Feb 17 18:41 auth.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 18 00:11 217.148.168.85.bytes

Both files are empty

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

Make sure that the server IP does not have a virtualhost in the /etc/proftpd.vhosts.conf file. If it does, just remove it. The server IP is automatically bound by proftpd when it starts regardless of a virtualhost.. so if there is a virtualhost, it would duplicate the IP, thus generating the error.

John

[Winta]

It worked !!!
Thank you very much:D :D :D