--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+case $1 in
+ start)
+ [ -d /var/run/vsftpd ] || mkdir -p /var/run/vsftpd
+ /usr/sbin/vsftpd
+ ;;
+ stop)
+ pid=$(pidof vsftpd)
+ x=$$ # exclude our pid since we have the same name
+ pid=$(echo $pid | sed -e "s/$x//")
+ [ -n "$pid" ] && kill -TERM $pid
+ ;;
+ *)
+ echo "usage: $0 (start|stop)"
+ exit 1
+esac
+
+exit $?