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I'm using-or more accurately trying to use-a Pi4B as an FTP server to eventually remotely transfer clips from an internet-capable camcorder (a
Canon XF605 if that's important). Anyway I managed to get it all
working briefly until a few months back. Now when I try transferring
from the camera to the server the camera tells me it received an error
code from the server.

I'm afraid Canon doesn't help much when it comes to diagnosing what the
issue the server has with the camera is, but when I go to vsftpd's log
it seems the camera is trying (and failing) to create a subdirectory in
my home directory instead of doing what it used to-just write to the
directory I told it to in its settings. That directory, by the way is a USB-connected hard drive mounted in the /media directory. I have no
problem connecting to the server and accessing the drive using the
FileZilla client on my laptop, which leads me to believe the camera's
FTP client got hosed up somehow with the last firmware update from
Canon, whici is when I think this started.

Frankly, that wouldn't suprise me since that client wasn't worth much to
start with-it doesn't support SFTP, for instance, despite its being
supposed to-which is why I had to install vsftpd instead of relying on
the Pi's built-in SFTP/SSH support. Anyway, I thought I'd run this by
the group to see if anyone had any ideas as to whether anything could
possibly be done on the Pi or in vsftpd that would help. If not, it'll
be another round of me vs. Canon. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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On 2025-07-20, None <[email protected]> wrote:

when I try transferring
from the camera to the server the camera tells me it received an error
code from the server.

when I go to vsftpd's log
it seems the camera is trying (and failing) to create a subdirectory in
my home directory instead of doing what it used to-just write to the directory I told it to in its settings. That directory, by the way is a USB-connected hard drive mounted in the /media directory.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

cd ~
ln -s /media/my_hd/cam_files ~/whateverCanonWants

- Lars Poulsen
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Lars Poulsen <[email protected]> wrote:

On 2025-07-20, None <[email protected]> wrote:

when I try transferring
from the camera to the server the camera tells me it received an error code from the server.

when I go to vsftpd's log
it seems the camera is trying (and failing) to create a subdirectory in
my home directory instead of doing what it used to-just write to the directory I told it to in its settings. That directory, by the way is a USB-connected hard drive mounted in the /media directory.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

cd ~
ln -s /media/my_hd/cam_files ~/whateverCanonWants

Or add
local_root=/media/my_hd/cam_files

to /etc/vsftpd.conf

which makes / in the FTP server be that path.
(maybe also anon_root if the camera uses anonymous mode, which I doubt)

Theo
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