Description of problem: If your network is slow coming up (say you're using DHCP and the server is unavailable or rebooting after a power outage, etc) then this service might come up before the network is sufficiently configured. Recommend adding [Unit] Wants=network-online.target After=network-online.target to .service file. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): proftpd-1.3.6-1.fc26.x86_64 How reproducible: Bring up host while DHCP server is down. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Provision host to use DHCP 2. Shutdown DHCP server 3. Reboot host under test Actual results: Service requires host's IP address and hostname to properly operate Expected results: Service should not be started until network is adequately configured. Additional info:
PR submitted upstream: https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pull/617
proftpd-1.3.6-8.fc26 has been pushed to the Fedora 26 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for instructions on how to install test updates. You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-5bcb708418
proftpd-1.3.6-8.fc26 has been pushed to the Fedora 26 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.