125-: Waiting for write process to open pathname

Explanation

The FTP server received a RETR (retrieve) command that specified a named pipe as the file to retrieve from the server file system. The FTP server must wait for another process to open the named pipe in write mode before the server can process the RETR command.

This reply is one of a sequence of replies that are sent to the FTP client when the FTP server must wait for another process to open a named pipe in write mode.

See the information about using z/OS® UNIX System Services named pipes in z/OS Communications Server: IP User's Guide and Commands.

Example

Command:
get /tmp/etc.hosts.fifo /etc/hosts
>>> PORT 9,2,1,3,4,35
200 Port request OK.
>>> RETR /tmp/etc.hosts.fifo
125-Waiting for write process to open /tmp/etc.hosts.fifo
125 Transfer request aborted
450 timer expired waiting for write process to open /tmp/etc.hosts.fifo
Command:

System action

The FTP server waits up to the number of seconds specified by the FIFOOPENTIME configuration option for the write process to open the path specified by the pathname value.

User response

Notify the system administrator of the server host to start the process that writes to the named pipe.

System programmer response

None.

Problem determination

Not applicable.

Source

z/OS Communications Server TCP/IP: FTP