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- DOCUMENT:Q100319 10-NOV-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :"530...Home Directory Inaccessible" Error Message
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
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-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- When an FTP (file transfer protocol) client logs into a Windows NT FTP
- Server, the following message is displayed:
-
- 530 User <username> cannot log in, home directory inaccessible.
-
- CAUSE
- =====
-
- This error message occurs when the home directory on the Windows NT
- FTP Server cannot be found.
-
- RESOLUTION
- ==========
-
- To fix this problem, from the FTP Server machine, run Control Panel
- and choose Networks. Choose FTP Server and find out what directory is
- set to be the home directory for the FTP service. If that directory
- does not exist on the server, create it, or change the path entry to
- reflect a directory that already exists on the drive.
-
- To fix this problem, from the FTP Server machine, run Control Panel
- and choose Networks. Choose FTP Server and Configure to find out what
- directory is set to be the home directory for the FTP service. If that
- directory does not exist on the server, create it or change the path
- entry to reflect a directory that already exists on the drive. Start
- the FTP Server portion of Control Panel and choose Security to check
- the permissions on the home directory. In order for users to log in,
- allow read must be selected.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: INTROP
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