If user enters correct password and it not works then he/she should reset the password and try again with those credentials.The first thing is that the user should carefully enter the correct Username, Hostname and Password in FTP Client (Cute-FTP, Filezilla, FlashFXP etc) to establish successful FTP Session.Solutions for 530 Login Authentication Failed Error :

The Domain Name must point to the Hosting Account by pointing Domain Name's DNS A Record to Hosting Account's IP Address. Incorrect DNS Information : Incorrect Domain Name System or Service or Server (DNS) information may also lead to 530 Login Authentication Failed Error. If Database gets Corrupted then not any single FTP User would be able to Login to the Server and every User will see the “530 Login Authentication Error'.ģ. If the cPanel is Updated (Upgraded) or FTP Server is Changed then this may cause an accidental corruption of Database. Password Database Corruption : User's Password are stored in Encrypted Form (as MD5 Strings) in Pure-ftpd Database. If the FTP Username is Incorrect or Not in Specific Format or the Password is Wrong then Login Failure Occurs.Ģ. Default User Account's Username is the FTP Login Name but in case of Additional FTP Accounts, the FTP Login Name has ' format. cPanel has a Default User Account along with Additional FTP Accounts Associated with each Domain. If any of these details are incorrect then the error may occur.

User’s Incorrect Login Details : For FTP Access, user’s need to enter their correct Username and Password. There are mainly three reasons behind this error and both are detailed below.ġ. All about the “530 Login authentication Failed Error” (Cause and Solution) is described in the following text.Ĭauses of 530 Login Authentication Failed Error :īasically this error comes when the FTP Server could not verify user’s Login details are correct or not. Those who plays the role of Website Support Engineers (for Managing FTP Servers and Resolving Errors) for Online Businesses faces “530 Login authentication Failed” error commonly in cPanel Pure-ftpd Servers.

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