If you receive the following error message in the /var/log/messages file while restarting the pure-ftpd service, the problem is in the ftp configuration file at /etc/pure-ftpd.conf
pure-ftpd: (?@?) [ERROR] Configuration error: Illegal load limit: 0
Edit the pure-ftp configuration file and search for
MaxLoad = 0
change it to
MaxLoad = 4 (value should be above 0)
Save the file and restart the service:
/etc/init.d/pure-ftpd restart![Screen Shot 2020 06 23 at 09.57.51 - WARNING: [pool user_USERNAME] server reached pm.max_children setting (25), consider raising it](https://i0.wp.com/administrator.pejcic.rs/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screen-Shot-2020-06-23-at-09.57.51.png?resize=344%2C194&ssl=1 "WARNING: [pool user_USERNAME] server reached pm.max_children setting (25), consider raising it")
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