550: pathname pathname not retrievable.

Explanation

The client issued a command command to the FTP server. The FTP server was not able to resolve the pathname, perhaps for one of these reasons:
  • no pathname was provided;
  • pathname does not exist;
  • too many symbolic links had to be resolved to retrieve pathname;
  • pathname contained too many characters to resolve;
  • the user does not have search permission on some component of pathname.

System action

The command is rejected. The FTP server waits for the next command from the client.

User response

Verify you entered the pathname correctly, and that you have access authority to pathname. If the commands fails after you have verified pathname and access authority, report the error to the system programmer.

System programmer response

Error messages related to pathname retrieval are written to syslogd if ftp server traces are enabled. If syslogd is not active, the error messages will be written to the operator console. Fix any problems, and have the user issue the command again.

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