Err Msg: 530 User <User Name> Cannot Log In

 Last reviewed: August 30, 1996
Article ID: Q123417
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

If you attempt to log on anonymously, the following error message appears: 

   530 User <user name> cannot log in.
You cannot configure FTP Server for anonymous logins if you use an account name from a trusted domain. It must be an account in either the local or domain security database of the host computer.

If the ftp server is a member server of a domain, the user ID must be an account local to the machine. Domain accounts cannot be used. It is necessary to create a local account for the user on the domain member server.

Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50
KBCategory: kbnetwork kberrmsg
KBSubCategory: nttcp ntconfig NTSrvWkst

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Last reviewed: August 30, 1996
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