DOCUMENT:Q101920  28-JUL-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :PRB: Anonymous FTP Access Fails When Access Reported Available
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
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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An attempt by a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client to establish a
session with a Windows NT FTP server using Anonymous connections fails
and the connection is refused even though FTP reports that Anonymous
connections are allowed. 

When this occurs, the client may receive the following message:

   331 Anonymous access allowed, send identity (e-mail name) as
   password.

When the client enters the password, the server returns the following
message:

   530 User anonymous cannot log in.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs because the FTP client erroneously reports that
Anonymous FTP connections are allowed. By default, the Windows NT FTP
server does not allow Anonymous connections.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, either configure the Windows NT FTP server to
support Anonymous connections or use a valid user account to use FTP.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubcategory: tpip

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