Cannot start proftpd; stuck at config check

[Cem]

On a fresh install of ubuntu natty; when i try to install proftpd it's stuck at config check :

dump of process :
root 704 0.1 1.2 55344 25016 pts/0 S+ 11:52 0:00 apt-get install proftpd
root 1220 0.0 0.1 13480 2392 pts/1 Ss+ 11:52 0:00 /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 21 --configure libfile-copy-recursive-perl update-inetd proftpd-basic
root 1228 0.0 0.5 54664 10800 pts/1 S+ 11:52 0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/proftpd-basic.postinst configure
root 1235 0.0 0.0 12652 908 pts/1 S+ 11:52 0:00 /bin/sh -e /var/lib/dpkg/info/proftpd-basic.postinst configure
root 1293 100 0.1 41208 2780 pts/1 R+ 11:52 5:53 proftpd -t

# apt-get install proftpd

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'proftpd-basic' instead of 'proftpd'
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libfile-copy-recursive-perl update-inetd
Suggested packages:
  proftpd-doc proftpd-mod-mysql proftpd-mod-pgsql proftpd-mod-ldap proftpd-mod-odbc proftpd-mod-sqlite openbsd-inetd
  inet-superserver
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libfile-copy-recursive-perl proftpd-basic update-inetd
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 2,124 kB of archives.
After this operation, 4,448 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main libfile-copy-recursive-perl all 0.38-1 [20.6 kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main update-inetd all 4.38 [20.6 kB]
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe proftpd-basic amd64 1.3.3d-8 [2,082 kB]
Fetched 2,124 kB in 1s (1,429 kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package libfile-copy-recursive-perl.
(Reading database ... 43316 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libfile-copy-recursive-perl (from .../libfile-copy-recursive-perl_0.38-1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package update-inetd.
Unpacking update-inetd (from .../update-inetd_4.38_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package proftpd-basic.
Unpacking proftpd-basic (from .../proftpd-basic_1.3.3d-8_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Setting up libfile-copy-recursive-perl (0.38-1) ...
Setting up update-inetd (4.38) ...
Setting up proftpd-basic (1.3.3d-8) ...
Warning: The home dir /var/run/proftpd you specified can't be accessed: No such file or directory
Adding system user `proftpd' (UID 103) ...
Adding new user `proftpd' (UID 103) with group `nogroup' ...
Not creating home directory `/var/run/proftpd'.
Adding system user `ftp' (UID 104) ...
Adding new user `ftp' (UID 104) with group `nogroup' ...
Creating home directory `/srv/ftp' ...
`/usr/share/proftpd/templates/welcome.msg' -> `/srv/ftp/welcome.msg.proftpd-new'

# dpkg -l| grep proftpd
iF proftpd-basic 1.3.3d-8 Versatile, virtual-hosting FTP daemon - binaries

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Alexey Karpov (alexeydk78-gmail)]

I have this bug when installing firebird2.5-classic.