vsftpd dead but subsys locked
 

when i ran
service vsftpd status i get the above mesg.
all users cannot connect to the ftp server,
i've tried 1. to del the file
/var/lock/subsys/vsftpd
and restart the service ...no luck!!!
2.reboot still not working after reboot

i'm using xinetd to the vsftpd , cp the vsftpd.xinetd to the /etc/xinetd.d/vsftpd dir

i have #LISTEN=YES commment in the /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
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i've just about had it , what is causing this problem, i don't have a clue, can anyone point me in the right direction
even tried removing the vsftp pkg and reinstalling it, phew???

If a service dies with the message "X dead but subsys locked" you can be sure that ninetynine percent of the time it's a configuration error. You never have to reboot your machine or reinstall the SW for that because it doesn't fix a thing. Look in the daemon and system logs for clues. If unsure or nothing turns up post the relevant log lines if any and your /etc/xinetd.d/vsftpd and /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf (in code tags).