DOCUMENT:Q100319  21-JUN-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :PRB: "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
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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
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This error message occurs when the home directory on the Windows NT
FTP Server cannot be found.
 
RESOLUTION
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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.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10 introp

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