Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [configuration] proftpd tries to get the IP address from the hostname. Unluckily now the hostname is not properly configured in /etc/hosts. We can use this patch as a workaround. Author: Dexuan Cui Tue Oct 25 12:59:27 CST 2011 --- proftpd-1.3.3c.orig/sample-configurations/basic.conf +++ proftpd-1.3.3c/sample-configurations/basic.conf @@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ ServerType standalone DefaultServer on +#By default we bind to all interfaces. +DefaultAddress 0.0.0.0 + # Port 21 is the standard FTP port. Port 21