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Title: ftp pwd issue Post by: THISISELVIS on June 10, 2008, 04:38:11 PM when ftp'ing into the box and issuing the pwd command I get a 550 getwd subroutine failed message. I can run other commands in the home directory and cd to other directories and get output from pwd command. I have compared the permissions with another working system, but can find no differences. Anyone have any ideas on how to get round this problem.
Title: Re: ftp pwd issue Post by: John R Peck on June 12, 2008, 03:11:10 AM Unmount the filesystem comtaining the problem home directory and check the permissions of the mount point directory - check you have at least "x" permission for the user you are trying to connect with FTP. Apparently BSD UNIX protocols check the underlying mount point permissions as well as what you can see when the filesystem is mounted, if you don't have at least "x" permission, things give errors like this. It's a good idea to have no access to the mount point to create files by accident in what will be a hidden directory, covered by the mounted filesystem, and a "chmod 111 /mount/point" may be the best recommendation for permissions. |