/usr/sbin/pure-ftpd-wrapper: Couldn’t examine directory

Hello there I am on latest versions ubuntu and cyberpanel using openlitespeed on different servers.
I have FTP issue on all of them.

Upon checking some methods in community. it even doesn’t let me install vstpd.

Here’s the log

root@Oscar:~# systemctl status pure-ftpd
× pure-ftpd.service
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/pure-ftpd; generated)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2023-03-15 11:13:58 IST; 47s ago
Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
Process: 355851 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/pure-ftpd start (code=exited, status=2)
CPU: 73ms

Mar 15 11:13:58 Oscar systemd[1]: Starting pure-ftpd.service…
Mar 15 11:13:58 Oscar pure-ftpd[355851]: Starting ftp server:
Mar 15 11:13:58 Oscar pure-ftpd[355859]: /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd-wrapper: Couldn’t examine directory /e>
Mar 15 11:13:58 Oscar systemd[1]: pure-ftpd.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=2/>
Mar 15 11:13:58 Oscar systemd[1]: pure-ftpd.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
Mar 15 11:13:58 Oscar systemd[1]: Failed to start pure-ftpd.service.

root@Oscar:~# systemctl start pure-ftpd
Job for pure-ftpd.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See “systemctl status pure-ftpd.service” and “journalctl -xeu pure-ftpd.service” for details.

Upon starting systemctl status pure-ftpd.service

× pure-ftpd.service
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/pure-ftpd; generated)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2023-03-15 11:15:22 IST; 5min ago
Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
Process: 356007 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/pure-ftpd start (code=exited, status=2)
CPU: 89ms

Mar 15 11:15:22 Oscar systemd[1]: Starting pure-ftpd.service…
Mar 15 11:15:22 Oscar pure-ftpd[356007]: Starting ftp server:
Mar 15 11:15:22 Oscar pure-ftpd[356015]: /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd-wrapper: Couldn’t examine directory /e>
Mar 15 11:15:22 Oscar systemd[1]: pure-ftpd.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=2/>
Mar 15 11:15:22 Oscar systemd[1]: pure-ftpd.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
Mar 15 11:15:22 Oscar systemd[1]: Failed to start pure-ftpd.service.

Hello @bgmsquad

You only use this method if you want to manage every aspect/experience of ftp service you are offering your clients.

Your installation is broken. You will need to purge everything and set it up again. FTP not working - 530 Login authentication failed - #8 by josephgodwinke