550: command `command` into `pathname` not supported when UNIXFILETYPE is FIFO

Explanation

The FTP server received a command that specified an existing file on the FTP server host while UNIXFILETYPE=FIFO was configured. The existing file is not a named pipe. The command must specify a named pipe when UNIXFILETYPE=FIFO is configured.

In the message text:

command: The command that the FTP server received.
pathname: The path name of the existing file on the FTP server host. See the UNIXFILETYPE (FTP client and server) statement in z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Reference for more information about the UNIXFILETYPE configuration option.

Example

Command: 
put /etc/newhosts  /etc/hosts 
Binary tagged file translated with current data connection translation table 
>>> PORT 9,2,1,3,4,47 
200 Port request OK. 
>>> STOR /etc/hosts
550 command STOR into /etc/hosts not supported when UNIXFILETYPE is FIFO     
Command:

System action

The command is rejected.

User response

Do one of the following actions:

Specify a named pipe as the path name and reissue the file transfer.
Change the UNIXFILETYPE configured value by sending a SITE command with the UNIXFILETYPE=FILE parameter to the FTP server, and reissue the file transfer. If your client is z/OS® FTP, use the SIte subcommand. For other clients, use the QUOTE subcommand to send a SITE command to the server. See the SIte subcommand in z/OS Communications Server: IP User's Guide and Commands for more information.

System programmer response

None.

Problem determination