530: PASS command failed - _passwd() error : error

Explanation

The client entered the USER and PASS commands to log on to the FTP server. While validating the user ID and password or password phrase of the client, the _passwd() function issued by the FTP server to obtain the OMVS information about the user ID failed.

error is the error message returned by the C run-time library for the _passwd() function.

System action

Login to the FTP server is denied.

User response

Contact the system programmer.

System programmer response

Correct the error shown in the reply code.