Error: "530 PASS command failed message received from FTP server" with ACF2

Products

• CA ACF2
• CA ACF2 - DB2 Option
• CA ACF2 - z/OS
• CA ACF2 - MISC

Issue/Introduction

When using FTP with ACF2, you receive the error, "530 PASS command failed message received from FTP server."

Environment

Release: CA ACF2 r16

Resolution

If the user that is performing the FTP is not defined to OMVS with a USER and GROUP Profile records with UID and GID respectively the “530 PASS command failed" message can occur.

To verify that a UID and GID is assigned to the logonid list the OMVS GROUP and USER Profile records associated with a logonid by issuing the following ACF commands.

To list the UID specified in a logonid's OMVS USER Profile Record issue 'LIST userid PROFILE(OMVS)', use the following command:

ACF
LIST llllllll PROFILE(OMVS)

Which results in the following response:

llllllll         LLLLLLLL TEST OMVS                    
                 COMPANY() DEPT() IDNUM() LEVEL() LOCATION() OLDLID()
                 OWNER() OWNTYPE() POSITION() PROJECT() SITE()      
OMVS / TESTOMVS  UID(1,004)   

To list the GID specified is an OMVS GROUP Profile record associated with a logonid, first LIST the logonid and note the GROUP(.....) specified ''LIST userid', use the following command:

ACF
LIST llllllll

Which results in the following response:

LLLLLLLL     LLLLLLLL TEST OMVS                        
             COMPANY() DEPT() IDNUM() LEVEL() LOCATION() OLDLID()   
             OWNER() OWNTYPE() POSITION() PROJECT() SITE()          
ACCESS       ACC-CNT(0) ACC-DATE(00/00/00) ACC-TIME(00:00)          
PASSWORD     KERB-VIO(0) KERBCURV() PSWA1TOD(12/07/15-12:05)        
             PSWD-DAT(00/00/00) PSWD-INV(0) PSWD-TOD(12/07/15-12:05)
             PSWD-VIO(0) PSWDCVIO(0) PWP-DATE(00/00/00) PWP-VIO(0)  
TSO          DFT-PFX(LLLLLLLL)                                       
STATISTICS   CRE-TOD(12/07/15-12:05) SEC-VIO(0)                     
             UPD-TOD(12/07/15-15:18)                                
RESTRICTIONS GROUP(OMVSGRP) PREFIX(LLLLLLLL)   

Then list the OMVS GROUP PROFILE from above, using the following command:

ACF
SET PROFILE(GROUP) DIV(OMVS)
list OMVSGRP

Which results in the following response:

OMVS / OMVSGRP LAST CHANGED BY ADMIN03 ON 01/08/10-17:59  
               GID(1)

Additional Information

Details on the ACF2 OMVS USER and GROUP Profile records can be found in sections: 'OMVS User Profile Data Records' and 'Group Profile Data Records'.