FTP Failed: Service check failed to complete Unable to connect to port 21

The service “ftpd” appears to be down.

The system failed to connect to this service’s TCP/IP port.

Service check failed to complete.

Unable to connect to port 21 on 127.0.0.1: Connection refused: Died

 

If you receive this error you can try following these steps...

 

Make a backup of your pure-ftpd.conf file.

Edit the file and comment out the following line...

CallUploadScript yes

...then save the file and restart FTP.

If the file cannot be edited you may try chattr -i pure-ftpd.conf to unlock. be sure to chattr +i pure-ftpd.conf to lock the file when finished. 

 

 

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