Problem changing directory (MVS server)

Phil Rengert · Post by **Phil Rengert** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:38 pm

When I log on to the MVS server, my default (remote) directory is "userid.". This works fine. If I try to change the directory to /web/pdfs (in the heirarchical file system), it changes it to "WEBPDFS" which, of course, does not work. What am I doing wrong?

Phil Rengert · Post by **Phil Rengert** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:24 pm

I selected MVS as the server type. Any other ideas?

Phil Rengert · Post by **Phil Rengert** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:15 pm

I tried that too- it gets changed to 'webpdfs'. I am at build 1447 and am using TLS security.

Phil Rengert · Post by **Phil Rengert** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:39 pm

Here is the log:

Welcome to Core FTP, release ver 1.3c, build 1447 (U) -- © 2003-2005
WinSock 2.0
Mem -- 1,046,596 KB, Virt -- 2,097,024 KB
Started on Wednesday March 08, 2006 at 14:35:PM
Resolving prsm.its.rochester.edu...
Connect socket #516 to 128.151.215.209, port 921...
220-FTPSSRV1 IBM FTP CS V1R4 at prsm.its.rochester.edu, 19:34:57 on 2006-03-08.
220-
220-UORPRSM {z/OS test} system FTP server.
220-
220-This machine is private property of the University of Rochester.
220-Unauthorized access is prohibited.
220-
220-FTPSSRV1 IBM FTP CS V1R4 at prsm.its.rochester.edu, 19:34:57 on 2006-03-08.
AUTH TLS
234 Security environment established - ready for negotiation
TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 (RC4-SHA) - 128 bit
USER phil
331 Send password please.
PASS **********
230-
230-Logged on to the UORPRSM system FTP server.
230-Connection will time out after 5 minutes of inactivity.
230-
230 PHIL is logged on. Working directory is "PHIL.".
SYST
215 MVS is the operating system of this server. FTP Server is running on z/OS.
Keep alive on...
PWD
257 "'PHIL.'" is working directory.
PORT 128,151,225,103,49,159
200 Port request OK.
LIST
125 List started OK
250 List completed successfully.
TYPE A
200 Representation type is Ascii NonPrint

(at this point I change the path in the remote host window to /web/pdfs, right click and select change directory)

CWD 'webpdfs'
250 "WEBPDFS." is the working directory name prefix.
PORT 128,151,225,103,49,160
200 Port request OK.
LIST
550 No data sets found.
PWD
257 "'WEBPDFS.'" is working directory.
NOOP
200 OK
Keep alive off...
QUIT
221 Quit command received. Goodbye.

Phil Rengert · Post by **Phil Rengert** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:20 pm

You are correct, the ordinary file system uses 'dir.dir.filename' format. But MVS also has a Unix-like file system that uses the /dir/dir/filename format just like any other Unix platform. The FTP server accesses the appropriate file system based on the format of the filename.