proftpd refuses to install

root@debian:/var/www# 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:
  openbsd-inetd inet-superserver proftpd-doc proftpd-mod-ldap
  proftpd-mod-mysql proftpd-mod-odbc proftpd-mod-pgsql
  proftpd-mod-sqlite
Recommended packages:
  proftpd-mod-vroot
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 2,501 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,856 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://http.debian.net/debian/ wheezy/main libfile-copy-recursive-p           erl all 0.38-1 [20.6 kB]
Get:2 http://http.debian.net/debian/ wheezy/main update-inetd all 4.43 [2           1.8 kB]
Get:3 http://http.debian.net/debian/ wheezy/main proftpd-basic armhf 1.3.           4a-4+nmu1 [2,459 kB]
Fetched 2,501 kB in 1s (2,149 kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package libfile-copy-recursive-perl.
(Reading database ... 20041 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libfile-copy-recursive-perl (from .../libfile-copy-recursive-pe           rl_0.38-1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package update-inetd.
Unpacking update-inetd (from .../update-inetd_4.43_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package proftpd-basic.
Unpacking proftpd-basic (from .../proftpd-basic_1.3.4a-4+nmu1_armhf.deb)            ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up libfile-copy-recursive-perl (0.38-1) ...
Setting up update-inetd (4.43) ...
Setting up proftpd-basic (1.3.4a-4+nmu1) ...
Warning: The home dir /var/run/proftpd you specified can't be accessed: N           o such file or directory
Adding system user `proftpd' (UID 104) ...
Adding new user `proftpd' (UID 104) with group `nogroup' ...
Not creating home directory `/var/run/proftpd'.
Adding system user `ftp' (UID 105) ...
Adding new user `ftp' (UID 105) with group `nogroup' ...
Creating home directory `/srv/ftp' ...
`/usr/share/proftpd/templates/welcome.msg' -> `/srv/ftp/welcome.msg.proft           pd-new'
Cannot start proftpd, please check syntax of your configuration file /etc           /proftpd/proftpd.conf
root@debian:/var/www#