topic Re: ftp error! in Operating System - HP-UX

ftp error!

Amit Manna_6 — Tue, 16 May 2006 03:47:06 GMT

HI All,
I am trying to do a ftp of a tar file from one box runnning HP 11i to another box HP11i.
It gives the following error:

" Opening BINARY mode data connection for server.tar.
sendfile: Broken pipe
452 Error writing file: Error 0."

Anybody any idea.

Re: ftp error!

Arunvijai_4 — Tue, 16 May 2006 03:55:28 GMT

Hi Amit,

Your download is broken. Do the following before and after downloading

# cksum

# ftp server-name

ftp> bin

After downloading,

# cksum

-Arun

Re: ftp error!

RAC_1 — Tue, 16 May 2006 03:55:53 GMT

Do you have enough space in dir where you are trying to download the file?

Re: ftp error!

Amit Manna_6 — Tue, 16 May 2006 04:18:00 GMT

Space is there in the destination file system.

Re: ftp error!

Arunvijai_4 — Tue, 16 May 2006 04:21:16 GMT

Amit,

Use "cksum" before and after downloading the file.

-Arun

Re: ftp error!

Ninad_1 — Tue, 16 May 2006 04:27:31 GMT

Amit,

Please check permissions of the destination directory, or if the file exists and if the user is allowed to write to the destination directory.

Regards,
Ninad

Re: ftp error!

Arunkumar.B — Tue, 16 May 2006 04:35:47 GMT

Hi Amit,

This seems to be permission issue only.Check that ....

Cheers
Arunkumar.B

Re: ftp error!

Amit Manna_6 — Tue, 16 May 2006 04:56:48 GMT

The permssions are ok in both the servers.

Re: ftp error!

jon2 — Tue, 16 May 2006 05:03:05 GMT

I once had an ftp of a file that always aborted at the same point in the file. It was a compressed file. We recompressed it using gzip. The file transfer then succeeded. I can only conclude that ftp interpreted a char sequence in the file as terminate command.

Re: ftp error!

Ninad_1 — Tue, 16 May 2006 05:06:22 GMT

Are you trying to ftp across a firewall ?
Is there any problem like network congestion etc ?
Please refer http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.40/doc/html/FAQ_0.html for some causes of broken pipe.

Regards,
Ninad

Re: ftp error!

Timothy P. Jackson — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:58:31 GMT

I do ftp's of tar file many times a day. One thing to remember is to transfer it in binary mode. Even if it says you are in binary mode when you enter into ftp type in binary any way. Sometimes you are really not in binary mode. If you are not in binary mode your tar file will probably not be good

Tim

Re: ftp error!

Mridul Shrivastava — Tue, 16 May 2006 23:42:44 GMT

May I know the size of file u r trying to ftp? There were some issues because of the ftpd not supporting largefiles which causes this error.
r u using secure ids with ftpd, then following url may be a help for u:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=134670

Meanwhile I would request you to check the current FTP patch level also.

Re: ftp error!

Mridul Shrivastava — Tue, 16 May 2006 23:43:51 GMT

May I know the size of file u r trying to ftp? There were some issues because of the ftpd not supporting largefiles which causes this error.
r u using secure ids with ftpd,If this is the case then I request you to upgrade ftpd which supports largefiles also.
following url may be a help for u:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=134670

Meanwhile I would request you to check the current FTP patch level also.