I don't know which is responsible for what. I put together an lftp script and tried running the script to download a torrent and am getting strange output. Script started on 2018-02-07 10:35:38-0500 [jude@taf ~]$ cat debian.lftp echo "downloading debian buster torrent" #mget https://cdimage.debian.org:/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmwar... #mget https://cdimage.debian.org:/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmwar... torrent https://cdimage.debian.org:/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmwar... [jude@taf ~]$ lftp -f debian.lftp downloading debian buster torrent Assertion 'fd' failed at ../systemd-stable/src/basic/socket-util.c:1011, function getpeergroups(). Aborting. ...ter-DI-alpha2-amd64-DVD-1.iso.torrent: Getting meta-data: [Resolving host address...] ^C [jude@taf ~]$ exit exit Script done on 2018-02-07 10:38:55-0500 Is this an upstream problem? --