From 26e369dccc4744f55bb396707e8cf72e01b9c514 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilia Ross <ilia@ross.gdn>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2026 23:05:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix to avoid site cache writes in cron context

https://github.com/virtualmin/virtualmin-gpl/issues/1221
---
 proftpd/proftpd-lib.pl | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/proftpd/proftpd-lib.pl b/proftpd/proftpd-lib.pl
index fe816fee1..5a13c14ab 100755
--- a/proftpd/proftpd-lib.pl
+++ b/proftpd/proftpd-lib.pl
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ if ($oldsite{'size'} != $st[7] ||
 		}
 	}
 }
-&refresh_site_cache();
+
+# Avoid cache writes from non-interactive commands on systemd systems
+unless ($main::webmin_script_type eq 'cron' && -d '/run/systemd/system') {
+	&refresh_site_cache();
+	}
 
 # Load the site-specific information on the server executable
 &read_file("$module_config_directory/site", \%site);