On Sun, Aug 6, 2017, at 06:40, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:

> >> > I found out a bug in debian proftpd package:
> >> > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=870624
> >> >
> >> > I assume it's a bug in proftpd, since proftpd should close FDs when it's
> >> > daemonising. Is this correct?
>  
> It's the debian debconf script (pin 2182 in the bugreport), that
> configures
> proftpd and executes init script.  After init script is run, the frontend
> waits, apparently because a proftpd's file descriptor 3 is open for
> writing
> to a FIFO that the frontend has open for reading.
> 
> I am not sure whether the debconf frontend should close all file
> descriptors
> when executing remote script, but I think proftpd should do that when
> daemonising.

This was filed as a bug report, and addresssed; see:

  http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4312

Cheers,
TJ

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