[Bug 552067] [NEW] secure_chroot_dir in /var/run/vsftpd disappears each time the system is restarted

[NicoBarbarian]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: vsftpd

Ubuntu version:
Description:	Ubuntu 9.10
Release:	9.10

Version of the vsftpd package:
2.2.0-1ubuntu1

Description of the problem:

By default, in /etc/vsftpd.conf, the secure_chroot_dir option is set to
a directory inside /var/run/ (sorry I can't remember what is the actual
directory, I've changed the value in my own vsftpd configuration file).

Even if the directory is created by a post install script, it is deleted
each time the system is restarted on default ubuntu configuration since
/var/run is mounted as a tmpfs filesystem , i.e. is only existing in RAM
and thus is recreated at each startup.

A workaround I've found is to create a directory in any place which is not mounted in a tmpfs filesystem
(By default, tmpfs are used for /dev /dev/shm /var/run /var/lock /lib/init/rw)

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

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secure_chroot_dir in /var/run/vsftpd disappears each time the system is restarted
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/552067
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