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I cannot get my FTP server to start, I have checked by using top and it does not show up. When I use sudo /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart I get this "Stopping FTP server: No /usr/sbin/vsftpd found running; none killed. vsftpd. Starting FTP server: vsftpd."

When I run sudo vsftpd I get this "500 OOPS: config file not owned by correct user, or not a file"

I tried sudo chown michael /etc/vsftpd.conf as when I run sudo chown michael /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf I get the no such file error. But I still cannot start the server.

Am I asking this is the wrong place?

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root is suppose to own vsftpd.conf

sudo chown root /etc/vsftpd.conf

Then try starting the sevice again

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  • After doing that I now get this error "Stopping FTP server: No /usr/sbin/vsftpd found running; none killed. rm: cannot remove ‘/var/run/vsftpd/vsftpd.pid’: Permission denied" Oct 16, 2014 at 16:49
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    A restart in most scripts performs a stop operation and then a start operation. If the process is not already running, you may get errors (like those you listed) when it tries to stop the service. Is the process running now? Oct 16, 2014 at 17:14
  • No, I have tried just the start command, and the I try restart and have the same issue Oct 16, 2014 at 19:07
  • Now I just get this error "Stopping FTP server: No /usr/sbin/vsftpd found running; none killed. vsftpd." Oct 16, 2014 at 19:08
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    What happens when you run sudo /etc/init.d/vsftpd start ? If you see no output, you should at least be logging to /var/log/rcvsftp.log so you can check that file for information about the startup. Oct 16, 2014 at 19:57

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