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: ------------------------------------------------------------------ The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ SYMPTOMS -------- When an FTP (file transfer protocol) client logs into a Windows NT FTP Server, the following message is displayed: 530 User cannot log in, home directory inaccessible. CAUSE ----- This error message occurs when the home directory on the Windows NT FTP Server cannot be found. RESOLUTION ---------- 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 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.