Why am I getting an error 'vsftpd: 500 OOPS: missing value/unrecognised variable in config file' when I try to start vsftpd

Solution Unverified - Updated 2013-01-31T14:12:52+00:00 -

Issue

Why am I getting an error 'vsftpd: 500 OOPS: missing value/unrecognised variable in config file' when I try to start vsftpd ?

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