vsftpd not stopping

[Michael Gargiullo]

On Tue, 2004-03-09 at 11:35, Austin Isler wrote:
> I am trying to start up a ftp server using vsftpd. I can start vsftpd no 
> problem. When I do  "netstat -a | grep ftp" I get nothing, which leads 
> me to believe vsftpd is not running. xinetd is up and running. I checked 
> the services config tool and it also states that vsftpd is dead.
> 
> [root at home aisler]# /sbin/service vsftpd start
> Starting vsftpd for vsftpd:                                [  OK  ]
> [root at home aisler]# /sbin/service vsftpd stop
> Shutting down vsftpd:                                      [FAILED]
> 
> Has anyone had this problem if so, any assistance would be appreciated.
> 
> Austin
> 

Basiclly it means it's not running when you try to stop it.