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proFTPD not working due to socket bind error

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I am trying to set up an FTP server on one of my devices that runs
and I selected
as a server. I have installed the software and followed some set-up information I found here . But then I noticed that the service was not running. After trying to find it in via
aux | grep proftpd
I did not succeed. After issuing:
status proftpd.service
I got the following:
● proftpd.service - LSB: Starts ProFTPD daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/proftpd; generated)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2021-04-13 22:58:49 BST; 9s ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 26998 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/proftpd start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Apr 13 22:58:48 DietPi systemd[1] : Starting LSB: Starts ProFTPD daemon...
Apr 13 22:58:49 DietPi proftpd: Starting ftp server: proftpd2021-04-13 22:58:49,163 DietPi proftpd[2700
5]: mod_ctrls/0.9.5: error: unable to bind to local socket: Address already in use
Apr 13 22:58:49 DietPi proftpd: 2021-04-13 22:58:49,242 DietPi proftpd: error: unable to stat() 
/var/log/proftpd: No such file or directory
Apr 13 22:58:49 DietPi proftpd: 2021-04-13 22:58:49,244 DietPi proftpd: mod_ctrls/0.9.5: unable 
to open ControlsLog '/var/log/proftpd/controls.log': No such file or directory
Apr 13 22:58:49 DietPi proftpd: 2021-04-13 22:58:49,246 DietPi proftpd: fatal: ControlsLog: unab
le to open '/var/log/proftpd/controls.log': No such file or directory on line 68 of '/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf'
Apr 13 22:58:49 DietPi proftpd:  failed!
Apr 13 22:58:49 DietPi systemd[1] : proftpd.service: Control process exited, code=exited, s
tatus=1/FAILURE
Apr 13 22:58:49 DietPi systemd[1] : proftpd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 13 22:58:49 DietPi systemd[1] : Failed to start LSB: Starts ProFTPD daemon.
So I dug a little bit here and turns out that no other process runs or binds on port
. So, what could be the issue of the service failing here? Furthermore, by issuing
lsof -i tcp:21
I do not get any response. Also, via
I get the following:
PORT   STATE SERVICE
22/tcp open  ssh
53/tcp open  domain
80/tcp open  http
No
/tcp
port here. ## Debug via
-nd10
on the cl:
roftpd -nd10
2021-04-14 08:13:45,498 DietPi proftpd: using PCRE 8.39 2016-06-14
2021-04-14 08:13:45,508 DietPi proftpd: using TCP receive buffer size of 131072 bytes
2021-04-14 08:13:45,510 DietPi proftpd: using TCP send buffer size of 16384 bytes
2021-04-14 08:13:45,513 DietPi proftpd: testing Unix domain socket using S_ISFIFO
2021-04-14 08:13:45,517 DietPi proftpd: testing Unix domain socket using S_ISSOCK
2021-04-14 08:13:45,519 DietPi proftpd: using S_ISSOCK macro for Unix domain socket detection
2021-04-14 08:13:45,528 DietPi proftpd: mod_ctrls/0.9.5: error: unable to bind to local socket: Address already in use
2021-04-14 08:13:45,532 DietPi proftpd: using 'UTF-8' as local charset for UTF-8 conversion
2021-04-14 08:13:45,535 DietPi proftpd: ROOT PRIVS at mod_core.c:376
2021-04-14 08:13:45,537 DietPi proftpd: RELINQUISH PRIVS at mod_core.c:378
2021-04-14 08:13:45,541 DietPi proftpd: ROOT PRIVS at mod_core.c:385
2021-04-14 08:13:45,544 DietPi proftpd: ROOT PRIVS at parser.c:1187
2021-04-14 08:13:45,549 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_ctrls_admin.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,554 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_ctrls_admin' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_ctrls_admin.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,558 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_tls.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,562 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_tls' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_tls.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,565 DietPi proftpd: mod_tls/2.7: using OpenSSL 1.1.1d  10 Sep 2019
2021-04-14 08:13:45,587 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_radius.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,591 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_radius' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_radius.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,594 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_quotatab.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,599 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_quotatab' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_quotatab.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,602 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_quotatab_file.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,607 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_quotatab_file' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_quotatab_file.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,609 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_quotatab_radius.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,612 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_quotatab_radius' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_quotatab_radius.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,617 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_wrap.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,625 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_wrap' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_wrap.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,628 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_rewrite.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,633 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_rewrite' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_rewrite.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,636 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_load.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,639 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_load' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_load.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,643 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_ban.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,648 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_ban' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_ban.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,651 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_wrap2.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,656 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_wrap2' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_wrap2.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,660 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_wrap2_file.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,664 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_wrap2_file' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_wrap2_file.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,668 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_dynmasq.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,673 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_dynmasq' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_dynmasq.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,675 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_exec.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,681 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_exec' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_exec.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,683 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_shaper.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,688 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_shaper' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_shaper.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,692 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_ratio.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,696 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_ratio' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_ratio.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,699 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_site_misc.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,704 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_site_misc' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_site_misc.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,706 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_sftp.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,722 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_sftp' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_sftp.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,725 DietPi proftpd: mod_sftp/1.0.0: using OpenSSL 1.1.1d  10 Sep 2019
2021-04-14 08:13:45,737 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_sftp_pam.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,741 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_sftp_pam' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_sftp_pam.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,744 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_facl.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,749 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_facl' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_facl.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,752 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_unique_id.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,757 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_unique_id' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_unique_id.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,762 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_copy.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,768 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_copy' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_copy.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,773 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_deflate.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,787 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_deflate' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_deflate.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,789 DietPi proftpd: mod_deflate/0.5.7: using zlib 1.2.11
2021-04-14 08:13:45,792 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_ifversion.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,798 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_ifversion' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_ifversion.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,800 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_memcache.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,805 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_memcache' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_memcache.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,809 DietPi proftpd: mod_memcache/0.1: using libmemcached-1.0.18
2021-04-14 08:13:45,812 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_tls_memcache.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,815 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_tls_memcache' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_tls_memcache.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,815 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_readme.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,823 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_readme' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_readme.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,825 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loading 'mod_ifsession.c'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,831 DietPi proftpd: mod_dso/0.5: loaded module 'mod_ifsession' (from '/usr/lib/proftpd/mod_ifsession.so', last modified on Tue Mar 10 23:03:08 2020)
2021-04-14 08:13:45,835 DietPi proftpd: RELINQUISH PRIVS at parser.c:1190
2021-04-14 08:13:45,838 DietPi proftpd: RELINQUISH PRIVS at mod_core.c:388
2021-04-14 08:13:45,844 DietPi proftpd: DenyFilter: compiling regex '\*.*/'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,857 DietPi proftpd: retrieved UID 1000 for user 'dietpi'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,862 DietPi proftpd: retrieved GID 1000 for group 'dietpi'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,866 DietPi proftpd: : using 'mod_quotatab.c' section at line 53
2021-04-14 08:13:45,868 DietPi proftpd: : using 'mod_ratio.c' section at line 57
2021-04-14 08:13:45,871 DietPi proftpd: : using 'mod_delay.c' section at line 61
2021-04-14 08:13:45,873 DietPi proftpd: : using 'mod_ctrls.c' section at line 65
2021-04-14 08:13:45,874 DietPi proftpd: ROOT PRIVS at mod_ctrls.c:114
2021-04-14 08:13:45,877 DietPi proftpd: RELINQUISH PRIVS at mod_ctrls.c:117
2021-04-14 08:13:45,878 DietPi proftpd: : using 'mod_ctrls_admin.c' section at line 73
2021-04-14 08:13:45,879 DietPi proftpd: ROOT PRIVS at mod_core.c:376
2021-04-14 08:13:45,879 DietPi proftpd: RELINQUISH PRIVS at mod_core.c:378
2021-04-14 08:13:45,879 DietPi proftpd: ROOT PRIVS at mod_core.c:385
2021-04-14 08:13:45,879 DietPi proftpd: processing configuration directory '/etc/proftpd/conf.d/'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,880 DietPi proftpd: RELINQUISH PRIVS at mod_core.c:388
2021-04-14 08:13:45,907 DietPi proftpd: UseReverseDNS off, returning IP address instead of DNS name
2021-04-14 08:13:45,907 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: 
2021-04-14 08:13:45,907 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: Config for DietPi FTP:
2021-04-14 08:13:45,908 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: IdentLookups
2021-04-14 08:13:45,908 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: DeferWelcome
2021-04-14 08:13:45,908 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: MultilineRFC2228
2021-04-14 08:13:45,908 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: DefaultServer
2021-04-14 08:13:45,908 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: ShowSymlinks
2021-04-14 08:13:45,908 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: AllowRetrieveRestart
2021-04-14 08:13:45,908 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: AllowStoreRestart
2021-04-14 08:13:45,909 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: TimeoutNoTransfer
2021-04-14 08:13:45,909 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: TimeoutStalled
2021-04-14 08:13:45,909 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: TimeoutIdle
2021-04-14 08:13:45,909 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: DisplayLogin
2021-04-14 08:13:45,909 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: DisplayChdir
2021-04-14 08:13:45,909 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: ListOptions
2021-04-14 08:13:45,909 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: DenyFilter
2021-04-14 08:13:45,909 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: DefaultRoot
2021-04-14 08:13:45,910 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: RootLogin
2021-04-14 08:13:45,910 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: UserID
2021-04-14 08:13:45,910 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: UserName
2021-04-14 08:13:45,910 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: GroupID
2021-04-14 08:13:45,910 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: GroupName
2021-04-14 08:13:45,910 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: Umask
2021-04-14 08:13:45,910 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: DirUmask
2021-04-14 08:13:45,910 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: AllowOverwrite
2021-04-14 08:13:45,911 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: TransferLog
2021-04-14 08:13:45,911 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: SystemLog
2021-04-14 08:13:45,911 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: WtmpLog
2021-04-14 08:13:45,911 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: QuotaEngine
2021-04-14 08:13:45,911 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: Ratios
2021-04-14 08:13:45,911 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: DelayEngine
2021-04-14 08:13:45,912 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_facl/0.6: registered 'facl' FS
2021-04-14 08:13:45,921 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_tls/2.7: generating initial TLS session ticket key
2021-04-14 08:13:45,924 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: ROOT PRIVS at mod_tls.c:4815
2021-04-14 08:13:45,927 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: RELINQUISH PRIVS at mod_tls.c:4818
2021-04-14 08:13:45,930 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_tls/2.7: scheduling new TLS session ticket key every 3600 secs
2021-04-14 08:13:45,935 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: binding to text domain 'proftpd' using locale path '/usr/share/locale'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,936 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: using locale files in '/usr/share/locale'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,939 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: skipping possible language 'ko_KR': not supported by setlocale(3); see `locale -a'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,943 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: skipping possible language 'bg_BG': not supported by setlocale(3); see `locale -a'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,945 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: skipping possible language 'ja_JP': not supported by setlocale(3); see `locale -a'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,948 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: skipping possible language 'en_US': not supported by setlocale(3); see `locale -a'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,951 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: skipping possible language 'fr_FR': not supported by setlocale(3); see `locale -a'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,954 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: skipping possible language 'es_ES': not supported by setlocale(3); see `locale -a'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,958 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: skipping possible language 'zh_TW': not supported by setlocale(3); see `locale -a'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,960 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: skipping possible language 'zh_CN': not supported by setlocale(3); see `locale -a'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,964 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: skipping possible language 'it_IT': not supported by setlocale(3); see `locale -a'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,968 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: mod_lang/1.1: skipping possible language 'ru_RU': not supported by setlocale(3); see `locale -a'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,971 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: ROOT PRIVS at mod_log.c:2151
2021-04-14 08:13:45,974 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: RELINQUISH PRIVS at mod_log.c:2154
2021-04-14 08:13:45,976 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: ROOT PRIVS at mod_rlimit.c:555
2021-04-14 08:13:45,978 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: RELINQUISH PRIVS at mod_rlimit.c:558
2021-04-14 08:13:45,980 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: set core resource limits for daemon
2021-04-14 08:13:45,981 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: ROOT PRIVS at mod_auth_unix.c:1338
2021-04-14 08:13:45,986 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: RELINQUISH PRIVS at mod_auth_unix.c:1341
2021-04-14 08:13:45,989 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: retrieved group ID: 1000
2021-04-14 08:13:45,991 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: setting group ID: 1000
2021-04-14 08:13:45,993 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: SETUP PRIVS at main.c:2594
2021-04-14 08:13:45,994 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: ROOT PRIVS at main.c:1862
2021-04-14 08:13:45,995 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: deleting existing scoreboard '/run/proftpd.scoreboard'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,996 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: opening scoreboard '/run/proftpd.scoreboard'
2021-04-14 08:13:45,998 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: RELINQUISH PRIVS at main.c:1889
2021-04-14 08:13:46,002 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: ROOT PRIVS at mod_ctrls_admin.c:1632
2021-04-14 08:13:46,002 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: opening scoreboard '/run/proftpd.scoreboard'
2021-04-14 08:13:46,005 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: RELINQUISH PRIVS at mod_ctrls_admin.c:1634
2021-04-14 08:13:46,007 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: ROOT PRIVS at inet.c:409
2021-04-14 08:13:46,008 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: RELINQUISH PRIVS at inet.c:459
2021-04-14 08:13:46,009 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: Failed binding to ::, port 21: Address already in use
2021-04-14 08:13:46,011 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: Check the ServerType directive to ensure you are configured correctly
2021-04-14 08:13:46,011 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: Check to see if inetd/xinetd, or another proftpd instance, is already using ::, port 21
2021-04-14 08:13:46,011 DietPi proftpd 127.0.0.1: Unable to start proftpd; check logs for more details
## Debug via
proftpd | grep -E "SOCKET|sock"
getpeername(0, 0xbe8a6c1c, )        = -1 ENOTSOCK (Socket operation on non-socket)
socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)          = 3
socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC|SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0) = 3
connect(3, {sa_family=AF_UNIX, sun_path="/var/run/nscd/socket"}, 110) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC|SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0) = 3
connect(3, {sa_family=AF_UNIX, sun_path="/var/run/nscd/socket"}, 110) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP) = 4
getsockopt(4, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, , ) = 0
getsockopt(4, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, , ) = 0
socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)         = 4
bind(4, {sa_family=AF_UNIX, sun_path="/run/test.sock"}, 110) = 0
unlink("/run/test.sock")                = 0
socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)         = 4
bind(4, {sa_family=AF_UNIX, sun_path="/run/proftpd.sock"}, 110) = -1 EADDRINUSE (Address already in use)
write(2, "2021-04-14 11:08:40,739 DietPiHo"..., 1292021-04-14 11:08:40,739 DietPi proftpd: mod_ctrls/0.9.5: error: unable to bind to local socket: Address already in use
socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC|SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0) = 6
connect(6, {sa_family=AF_UNIX, sun_path="/var/run/nscd/socket"}, 110) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC|SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0) = 6
connect(6, {sa_family=AF_UNIX, sun_path="/var/run/nscd/socket"}, 110) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC|SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0) = 5
connect(5, {sa_family=AF_UNIX, sun_path="/var/run/nscd/socket"}, 110) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC|SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0) = 5
connect(5, {sa_family=AF_UNIX, sun_path="/var/run/nscd/socket"}, 110) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC|SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0) = 4
connect(4, {sa_family=AF_UNIX, sun_path="/var/run/nscd/socket"}, 110) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC|SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0) = 4
connect(4, {sa_family=AF_UNIX, sun_path="/var/run/nscd/socket"}, 110) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW|SOCK_CLOEXEC, NETLINK_ROUTE) = 4
getsockname(4, {sa_family=AF_NETLINK, nl_pid=2682, nl_groups=00000000}, ) = 0
socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC, IPPROTO_IP) = 4
getsockname(4, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(44402), sin_addr=inet_addr("127.0.0.1")}, [28->16]) = 0
getsockname(4, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(40796), sin_addr=inet_addr("127.0.0.1")}, [28->16]) = 0
socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC|SOCK_NONBLOCK, IPPROTO_IP) = 4
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