vsftpd installs and creates /home/ftp but installer says not

Also present running 8.10 beta 1

Same problem here on 8.10.

However i would like to note that the readme file at:
"/usr/share/doc/vsftpd/README.Debian", lines 16-18

=>
Anonymous FTP by default uses the home diretory and privileges of the "ftp"
user for its root directory. Installing the vsftpd package for the first
time will create this user.
<=

hints that creation of this directory is intended behavior.
(removing the directory "/home/ftp" breaks the ftp).

So probably an reporting error in the apt package.

This bug was fixed in the package vsftpd - 2.1.1~pre1-2ubuntu1

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vsftpd (2.1.1~pre1-2ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * Merge from Debian unstable. Remaining changes:
     - Use LSB functions in the init script
     - Use snakeoil SSL certificate and key
     - Do not create rc.d stop symlinks
     - Add update-inetd dependency
  * Dropped postinst change removing rc.d stop symlinks, was only useful for
    edgy and hardy upgrades
  * This upload includes changes closing a few bugs:
     - New upstream release (LP: #333478)
     - Call adduser with --quiet in postinst (LP: #272084)
     - Extend username length limit (LP: #343738)

vsftpd (2.1.1~pre1-2) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Correcting wrong charset definition in Galizian debconf translations
    (Closes: #524251).
  * Adding patch to not hardcode libcap soname (Closes: #526792).

vsftpd (2.1.1~pre1-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * Adding French debconf translations from Steve Petruzzello <email address hidden>
    (Closes: #522736).
  * Merging upstream version 2.1.1~pre1.
  * Applying patch from debian-l10n-english to improve debconf templates
    (Closes: #520592).
  * Adding updated German debconf translations from Helge Kreutzmann
    <email address hidden> (Closes: #522958).
  * Adding updated Swedish debconf translations from Martin Bagge
    <email address hidden> (Closes: #522977).
  * Adding Finnish debconf translations from Esko Arajarvi <email address hidden>
    (Closes: #522999).
  * Adding Russian debconf translations from Yuri Kozlov <email address hidden>
    (Closes: #523123).
  * Adding updated Japanese debconf translations from Hideki Yamane
    <email address hidden> (Closes: #523324).
  * Adding Spanish debconf translations from Fernando Gonzalez de Requena
    <email address hidden> (Closes: #523395).
  * Adding Galizian debconf translations from Marce Villarino
    <email address hidden> (Closes: #524251).

vsftpd (2.1.0-2) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Adding simplified Chinese debconf translations from Deng Xiyue
    <email address hidden> (Closes: #521790).
  * Adding updated Portuguese debconf translations from Miguel Figueiredo
    <email address hidden> (Closes: #522495).
  * Adding Japanese debconf translations from Hideki Yamane
    <email address hidden> (Closes: #522601).
  * Adding Italian debconf translations from Vincenzo Campanella
    <email address hidden> (Closes: #522603).

vsftpd (2.1.0-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * Merging upstream version 2.1.0 (Closes: #520779).
  * Rediffing config.patch.
  * Removing wifexited-const.patch, went upstream.
  * Removing defs.patch, went upstream.
  * Renumbering db-doc.patch.

vsftpd (2.0.7-4) unstable; urgency=low

  * Adding Portuguese debconf translations from Americo Monteiro
    <email address hidden> (Closes: #516547).
  * Adding Swedish debconf translations from Martin Bagge <email address hidden>
    (Closes: #516682).
  * Simplyfing defaults handling of debconf variables in postinst script.
  * Adding German debconf translation from Kai Wasserbaech
    <email address hidden> (Closes: #517845).
  * Correcting wrong account name capitalization in German debconf translation.
  * Starting vsftpd wit...