Open System Services Shell and Utilities Reference Manual (G06.25+, H06.03+)

ftpserver(7) OSS Shell and Utilities Reference Manual
1yz Positive Preliminary reply. The requested action is being initiated; expect
another reply before proceeding with a new command.
2yz Positive Completion reply. The requested action completed successfully. A new
request may be initiated.
3yz Positive Intermediate reply. The command was accepted, but the requested
action is pending, waiting for further information. The user should send another
command specifying the information. This reply is used in command sequence
groups.
4yz Transient Negative Completion Reply. The command was not accepted. The
requested action did not take place, but the error condition is temporary.
Request the action again.
5yz Permanent Negative Completion Reply. The command was not accepted. The
requested action did not take place.
The second digit indicates the following types of information:
x0z Syntax: syntax errors, syntactically correct commands that don’t fit any func-
tional category, or unimplemented commands.
x1z Information: replies to requests for information, such as status or help.
x2z Connections: replies referring to the control and data connections.
x3z Authentication and accounting: replies for the login process and accounting pro-
cedures.
x4z Undefined
x5z File system: replies indicate the status of the Server file system regarding the
requested transfer or other file system action.
The third digit describes a more detailed meaning of the function categories, specified by the
second digit. The list of replies in Reply Codes by Function Groups describe values for the
third digit. Note that the text associated with each reply is recommended, rather than mandatory,
and may even change according to the command with which it is associated.
Reply Codes by Function Groups
The following is a list of reply codes specified in RFC959. Not all codes listed below are gen-
erated by the OSS FTP server.
200 Command okay.
500 Syntax error, command unrecognized.
501 Syntax error in parameters or arguments.
202 Command not implemented, superfluous at this site.
502 Command not implemented.
503 Bad sequence of commands.
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