550 Permission Denied

[Davy]

Hi All,

I've set up a FileZilla server and I'm connecting using FileZilla client. I'm able to connect fine, and am able to delete files, delete folders, create folders, read files but get a 550 error when trying to upload a file. I've got this problem on two computers. A 3rd computer IS able to upload files - but I'm not exactly sure what they're using to upload.

Any idea what the problem could be?

Thanks,

David

[boco]

Are the permission settings for your account OK?

[Davy]

Sorry - I meant to indicate that in my first post.

Permissions for the account have ALL options (Files + Folders) checked off for the folder in question. And it should be noted that I'm using the same account as the person who is able to upload files.

[boco]

Could you post a Log of such a failing transfer? Posting only the isolated error message doesn't help very much since FTP work with command/reply sequences.

[Davy]

Sure thing.

Here is the log from the client side (using FileZilla):

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Status:	Connecting to ***.***.**.**:21...
Status:	Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Response:	220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.34 beta
Response:	220-written by Tim Kosse (Tim.Kosse@gmx.de)
Response:	220 Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
Command:	USER *****
Response:	331 Password required for *****
Command:	PASS *************
Response:	230 Logged on
Command:	SYST
Response:	215 UNIX emulated by FileZilla
Command:	FEAT
Response:	211-Features:
Response:	 MDTM
Response:	 REST STREAM
Response:	 SIZE
Response:	 MLST type*;size*;modify*;
Response:	 MLSD
Response:	 UTF8
Response:	 CLNT
Response:	 MFMT
Response:	211 End
Status:	Connected
Status:	Retrieving directory listing...
Command:	PWD
Response:	257 "/" is current directory.
Command:	TYPE I
Response:	200 Type set to I
Command:	PASV
Response:	227 Entering Passive Mode (***,***,**,**,7,204)
Command:	MLSD
Response:	150 Connection accepted
Response:	226 Transfer OK
Status:	Directory listing successful
Status:	Connecting to ***.***.**.**:21...
Status:	Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Response:	220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.34 beta
Response:	220-written by Tim Kosse (Tim.Kosse@gmx.de)
Response:	220 Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
Command:	USER *****
Response:	331 Password required for *****
Command:	PASS *************
Response:	230 Logged on
Status:	Connected
Status:	Starting upload of C:\Documents and Settings\********\Desktop\test.txt
Command:	CWD /
Response:	250 CWD successful. "/" is current directory.
Command:	PWD
Response:	257 "/" is current directory.
Command:	TYPE A
Response:	200 Type set to A
Command:	PASV
Response:	227 Entering Passive Mode (***,***,**,**,7,205)
Command:	STOR test.txt
Response:	550 Requested action not permitted.
Error:	Critical error

Here is what's logged on the server. It doesn't even seem to recognize the transfer.

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(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> Connected, sending welcome message...
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> 220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.34 beta
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> 220-written by Tim Kosse (Tim.Kosse@gmx.de)
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> 220 Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> USER *****
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> 331 Password required for *****
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> PASS *************
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 230 Logged on
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> SYST
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 215 UNIX emulated by FileZilla
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> FEAT
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 211-Features:
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)>  MDTM
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)>  REST STREAM
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)>  SIZE
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)>  MLST type*;size*;modify*;
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)>  MLSD
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)>  UTF8
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)>  CLNT
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)>  MFMT
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 211 End
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> PWD
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 257 "/" is current directory.
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> TYPE I
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 200 Type set to I
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> PASV
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 227 Entering Passive Mode (***,***,**,**,7,204)
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> MLSD
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 150 Connection accepted
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:26:11 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 226 Transfer OK
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> Connected, sending welcome message...
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> 220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.34 beta
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> 220-written by Tim Kosse (Tim.Kosse@gmx.de)
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> 220 Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> USER *****
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> 331 Password required for *****
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - (not logged in) (***.***.***.****)> PASS *************
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 230 Logged on
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> CWD /
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 250 CWD successful. "/" is current directory.
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> PWD
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 257 "/" is current directory.
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> TYPE A
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 200 Type set to A
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> PASV
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:26:18 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 227 Entering Passive Mode (***,***,**,**,7,205)
(000091) 1/29/2010 8:27:18 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> disconnected.
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:28:12 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> 421 Connection timed out.
(000090) 1/29/2010 8:28:12 AM - ***** (***.***.***.****)> disconnected.

For reference, here is an example of a transfer that was successful today:

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(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> 220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.34 beta
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> 220-written by Tim Kosse (Tim.Kosse@gmx.de)
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> 220 Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> FEAT
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> 211-Features:
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)>  MDTM
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)>  REST STREAM
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)>  SIZE
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)>  MLST type*;size*;modify*;
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)>  MLSD
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)>  UTF8
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)>  CLNT
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)>  MFMT
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> 211 End
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> CLNT lftp/3.4.0
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> 200 Don't care
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> OPTS UTF8 ON
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> 530 Please log in with USER and PASS first.
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> USER *********
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> 331 Password required for *********
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - (not logged in) (**.**.**.**)> PASS *********
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:10 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> 230 Logged on
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> CLNT lftp/3.4.0
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> 200 Don't care
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> OPTS UTF8 ON
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> 200 UTF8 mode enabled
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> PWD
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> 257 "/" is current directory.
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> PORT **,**,**,**,201,65
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> 200 Port command successful
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> LIST ***-aux_report.gz
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> 150 Opening data channel for directory list.
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> 226 Transfer OK
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> QUIT
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> 221 Goodbye
(000107) 1/29/2010 8:47:11 AM - ********* (**.**.**.**)> disconnected.

No settings were changed in this time - and the same user was used.

Appreciate your help

[botg]

You have a malicious router and/or firewall that is actively sabotaging FTP.

Proof:

Response: 550 Requested action not permitted.

FileZilla Server never sends that reply.

[Davy]

Is it regular for the firewall to allow connecting, creating/renaming folders, renaming/deleting/moving files (pretty much everything except transfers)?

Is there any configuration that would allow this? I'm personally not familiar with active/passive settings and what not.

Thanks for your reply.

[boco]

No it is not regular, it's plain data sabotage. Check your firewall/router. We had users with a setting/rule in the firewall to set FTP read-only. Maybe you have a similar setting in yours.