Package from -proposed tested and working as expected on Lucid:
=== BEFORE: root@utest-lls32:~# apt-cache policy vsftpd vsftpd: Installed: 2.2.2-3ubuntu6.1 Candidate: 2.2.2-3ubuntu6.1
root@utest-lls32:~# grep listen= /etc/vsftpd.conf #listen=YES
root@utest-lls32:~# start vsftpd vsftpd start/running, process 1608
root@utest-lls32:~# ps ax |grep vsftpd 1640 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto vsftpd root@utest-lls32:~#
root@utest-lls32:~# grep "too fast" /var/log/syslog Apr 25 22:17:17 utest-lls32 init: vsftpd respawning too fast, stopped
=== AFTER: root@utest-lls32:~# apt-cache policy vsftpd vsftpd: Installed: 2.2.2-3ubuntu6.2 Candidate: 2.2.2-3ubuntu6.2
root@utest-lls32:~# start vsftpd vsftpd stop/pre-start, process 1845
root@utest-lls32:~# ps ax |grep vsftpd 1849 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto vsftpd
Package from -proposed tested and working as expected on Lucid:
=== BEFORE:
root@utest-lls32:~# apt-cache policy vsftpd
vsftpd:
Installed: 2.2.2-3ubuntu6.1
Candidate: 2.2.2-3ubuntu6.1
root@utest-lls32:~# grep listen= /etc/vsftpd.conf
#listen=YES
root@utest-lls32:~# start vsftpd
vsftpd start/running, process 1608
root@utest-lls32:~# ps ax |grep vsftpd
1640 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto vsftpd
root@utest-lls32:~#
root@utest-lls32:~# grep "too fast" /var/log/syslog
Apr 25 22:17:17 utest-lls32 init: vsftpd respawning too fast, stopped
=== AFTER:
root@utest-lls32:~# apt-cache policy vsftpd
vsftpd:
Installed: 2.2.2-3ubuntu6.2
Candidate: 2.2.2-3ubuntu6.2
root@utest-lls32:~# grep listen= /etc/vsftpd.conf
#listen=YES
root@utest-lls32:~# start vsftpd
vsftpd stop/pre-start, process 1845
root@utest-lls32:~# ps ax |grep vsftpd
1849 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto vsftpd