LN command giving an error

Hi

The symbolic link command "ln" does not work for me. The command I am runnning is ln /home/dev/temp.txt /home/prod/temp.txt and I keep getting cannot create link error. Could someone please assist.

Regards
ajmiester

Please attach a full log file showing the problem (using the latest version of WinSCP).

here is my script
ftp_script.bat
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setlocal
set progdir="C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\"
set ftpout=c:\temp\ftp_Script.txt
set logfile= c:\temp\ftp_Scriptlog
set ftpserv=ftp.xyz.com

echo option batch on >%ftpout%
echo option confirm off >>%ftpout%
echo open ftp://test:test@%ftpserv%:2023/ >>%ftpout%
echo ln abc/temp.txt xyz/temp.txt >>%ftpout%
echo close >>%ftpout%
echo exit >>%ftpout%

%progdir%winscp.exe /console /script=C:\temp\globalscape\%ftpout% /log=C:\temp\globalscape\%logfile%
goto :END

:END
endlocal
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Logs
. 2015-11-02 13:27:13.788 Using FTP protocol.
. 2015-11-02 13:27:13.788 Doing startup conversation with host.
> 2015-11-02 13:27:13.788 PWD
< 2015-11-02 13:27:13.835 257 "/" is current folder.
. 2015-11-02 13:27:13.835 Getting current directory name.
. 2015-11-02 13:27:13.835 Startup conversation with host finished.
< 2015-11-02 13:27:13.835 Script: Active session: [1] test@ftp.xyz.com
> 2015-11-02 13:27:13.836 Script: ln abc/temp.txt xyz/temp.txt
. 2015-11-02 13:27:13.836 Creating link "abc/temp.txt" to "xyz/temp.txt" (symbolic: Yes).
> 2015-11-02 13:27:13.836 SITE SYMLINK abcl/temp.txt samples/temp.txt
< 2015-11-02 13:27:13.883 501 Command not understood.
. 2015-11-02 13:27:13.883 Asking user:
. 2015-11-02 13:27:13.883 Cannot create link 'samples/temp.txt'. ("Command not understood.")
< 2015-11-02 13:27:13.883 Script: Cannot create link 'samples/temp.txt'.
< 2015-11-02 13:27:13.883 Script: Command not understood.
. 2015-11-02 13:27:13.883 Script: Failed
> 2015-11-02 13:27:13.883 Script: close
. 2015-11-02 13:27:13.883 Disconnected from server

Thank you

Your server does not support creating symlinks (SITE SYMLINK command):

ajmiester wrote:

. 2015-11-02 13:27:13.836 Creating link "abc/temp.txt" to "xyz/temp.txt" (symbolic: Yes).
> 2015-11-02 13:27:13.836 SITE SYMLINK abcl/temp.txt samples/temp.txt
< 2015-11-02 13:27:13.883 501 Command not understood.

martin wrote:

Your server does not support creating symlinks (SITE SYMLINK command):

ajmiester wrote:

. 2015-11-02 13:27:13.836 Creating link "abc/temp.txt" to "xyz/temp.txt" (symbolic: Yes).
> 2015-11-02 13:27:13.836 SITE SYMLINK abcl/temp.txt samples/temp.txt
< 2015-11-02 13:27:13.883 501 Command not understood.

Thank you but the Help command in WinSCP does display LN as an option to run.

Thx

ajmiester wrote:

Thank you but the Help command in WinSCP does display LN as an option to run.

I wrote that your server does not support it. WinSCP does.

martin wrote:

ajmiester wrote:

Thank you but the Help command in WinSCP does display LN as an option to run.

I wrote that your server does not support it. WinSCP does.

Thank you