530-: The old password has expired

Explanation

The client entered the PASS command. The __passwd function issued by the FTP server failed, indicating that the password or password phrase expired.

System action

The login to the user ID on the server system is rejected. Control is returned to the client for further command processing.

User response

Use the correct format of old_password/new_password/new_password on the PASS command and reissue the USER and PASS commands.

System programmer response

None.