[Bug 563973] [NEW] vsftpd fails to start on boot when using pasv_addr_resolve

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: vsftpd

On Lucid (this problem probably also exists in Karmic) vsftpd 2.2.2-3ubuntu5 fails to start automatically on boot when pasv_addr_resolve is used.
The reason for this is that vsftpd tries to resolve the domain name given in this setting, but eth0 is not yet up at the time vsftpd is called by upstart.

The result in syslog:
[...]
Apr 15 10:36:30 desktop init: vsftpd main process (986) terminated with status 1
Apr 15 10:36:30 desktop init: vsftpd main process ended, respawning
Apr 15 10:36:30 desktop init: vsftpd main process (989) terminated with status 1
Apr 15 10:36:30 desktop init: vsftpd main process ended, respawning
Apr 15 10:36:30 desktop init: vsftpd main process (992) terminated with status 1
Apr 15 10:36:30 desktop init: vsftpd main process ended, respawning
Apr 15 10:36:30 desktop init: vsftpd main process (995) terminated with status 1
Apr 15 10:36:30 desktop init: vsftpd respawning too fast, stopped

Both; not using pasv_addr_resolve or waiting till eth0 is up fixes the problem.
I fixed this by adding IFACE=eth0 to the start conditions in /etc/init/vsftpd.conf, but this assumes eth0 is your default network interface.

This bug is probably related to #277114

** Affects: vsftpd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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vsftpd fails to start on boot when using pasv_addr_resolve
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563973
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