FTP 220 Service Ready vs 257 Pathname Created
Both FTP 220 (Service Ready) and 257 (Pathname Created) belong to the 2xx Positive Completion category. 220 indicates that service ready for new user. This is the greeting message sent by the FTP server when a client first connects. Meanwhile, 257 means that pathname created. The server confirms the creation of a new directory or reports the current working directory path.
Description
Service ready for new user. This is the greeting message sent by the FTP server when a client first connects.
Quand vous le voyez
Immediately upon connecting to an FTP server. This is the welcome banner confirming the server is accepting connections.
Comment résoudre
No fix needed — the server is ready. Proceed with USER and PASS commands to authenticate.
Description
Pathname created. The server confirms the creation of a new directory or reports the current working directory path.
Quand vous le voyez
After issuing MKD to create a directory or PWD to print the current working directory. The path is enclosed in double quotes.
Comment résoudre
No fix needed — the directory was created or the current path was returned. Parse the quoted pathname from the response.
Différences clés
FTP 220: Service ready for new user. This is the greeting message sent by the FTP server when a client first connects.
FTP 257: Pathname created. The server confirms the creation of a new directory or reports the current working directory path.
You encounter 220 when immediately upon connecting to an FTP server. This is the welcome banner confirming the server is accepting connections.
You encounter 257 when after issuing MKD to create a directory or PWD to print the current working directory. The path is enclosed in double quotes.
Quand utiliser lequel
For 220 (Service Ready): No fix needed — the server is ready. Proceed with USER and PASS commands to authenticate. For 257 (Pathname Created): No fix needed — the directory was created or the current path was returned. Parse the quoted pathname from the response.