FTP

FTP 220 Service Ready vs 331 Username OK, Need Password

FTP 220 (Service Ready) is a 2xx Positive Completion response, while 331 (Username OK, Need Password) is a 3xx Positive Intermediate response. 220 indicates that service ready for new user. This is the greeting message sent by the FTP server when a client first connects. In contrast, 331 means that user name okay, need password. The server recognized the username and is waiting for the corresponding password to complete authentication.

Beschreibung

Service ready for new user. This is the greeting message sent by the FTP server when a client first connects.

Wann Sie es sehen

Immediately upon connecting to an FTP server. This is the welcome banner confirming the server is accepting connections.

Wie man es behebt

No fix needed — the server is ready. Proceed with USER and PASS commands to authenticate.

Beschreibung

User name okay, need password. The server recognized the username and is waiting for the corresponding password to complete authentication.

Wann Sie es sehen

After sending the USER command with a valid username. The server is prompting for the PASS command.

Wie man es behebt

Send the PASS command with the correct password. If you get 530 after PASS, the password is wrong — verify your credentials.

Wesentliche Unterschiede

1.

220 is a 2xx Positive Completion response, while 331 is a 3xx Positive Intermediate response.

2.

FTP 220: Service ready for new user. This is the greeting message sent by the FTP server when a client first connects.

3.

FTP 331: User name okay, need password. The server recognized the username and is waiting for the corresponding password to complete authentication.

4.

You encounter 220 when immediately upon connecting to an FTP server. This is the welcome banner confirming the server is accepting connections.

5.

You encounter 331 when after sending the USER command with a valid username. The server is prompting for the PASS command.

Wann welchen verwenden

For 220 (Service Ready): No fix needed — the server is ready. Proceed with USER and PASS commands to authenticate. For 331 (Username OK, Need Password): Send the PASS command with the correct password. If you get 530 after PASS, the password is wrong — verify your credentials.

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