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05/22/2004 08:33:56 AM · #1 |
Hey, Ive been trying to logon to my Webspace to upload via FTP, and I am getting this error...
PASS (hidden)
451 logon failed, can't setup startup dir to your home directory. Stale NFS file handle.
Logon Failure, so quitting.
Does anyone have any idea what that means and how to fix it? Thanks!
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05/22/2004 08:39:42 AM · #2 |
The error message refers to either an incorrect username or password. Perhaps you mispelled the password or the username similarly a few times.
The rest of the message refers to UNIX. Perhaps the server that you initially connect to uses an NFS mount on another UNIX server at the site you are attemping to upload your files. It is possible that the other server could be having some issues that could possibly kick out the error message that you have received.
It's either one of those two things. These are only very rough guesses BTW. Unless I could sit down at the server(s), I wouldn't be able to tell you much more. |
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05/22/2004 08:42:38 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by Nelzie:
The error message refers to either an incorrect username or password. Perhaps you mispelled the password or the username similarly a few times.
The rest of the message refers to UNIX. Perhaps the server that you initially connect to uses an NFS mount on another UNIX server at the site you are attemping to upload your files. It is possible that the other server could be having some issues that could possibly kick out the error message that you have received.
It's either one of those two things. These are only very rough guesses BTW. Unless I could sit down at the server(s), I wouldn't be able to tell you much more. |
Thanks. I don't think its the password because the other day I was uploading stuff just fine. And the username/pw is saved in there, so why would it change? I will try retyping the stuff in though. Thanks for the tips!
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05/22/2004 08:46:53 AM · #4 |
I was just thinking...
Perhaps, instead of using NIS or LDAP they are using the passwd, groups and shadow file combination for authentication and it is possible that they are sharing that across NFS. (Not very wise if they are BTW, unless they are doing it over a secure encrypted tunnel between the two servers...)
Anyway, if those files aren't available on the server you are attempting to logon to. It is possible to get that error message as well. In any case, I would see about contacting the server admins. |
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05/22/2004 09:49:28 AM · #5 |
As an ex-ISP unix geek, I can translate this for you :o) Basically, your home directory (ie where your files are stored) are in fact kept on another server, and are connected via the network to the server you are logging into. However, it appears that the connection between these two servers has failed, and thus the server you are logging into can't see your files anymore. There's nothing that you can do about this, apart from notify the server administrators of the problem. Hope this helps!
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05/22/2004 10:41:36 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by Manic:
As an ex-ISP unix geek, I can translate this for you :o) Basically, your home directory (ie where your files are stored) are in fact kept on another server, and are connected via the network to the server you are logging into. However, it appears that the connection between these two servers has failed, and thus the server you are logging into can't see your files anymore. There's nothing that you can do about this, apart from notify the server administrators of the problem. Hope this helps! |
Thanks
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