Can not SFTP to minecraft directory - all other subdirs work fine for sftp

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OS Name/Version: Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS 5.4.0-126-generic

Product Name/Version: AMP 2.4.0.6

Problem Description:

I created Fabric Server Instance (Server Settings: Fab M V: 1.19.2, Loader: 0.14.9, Installer: 0.11.1)
Started Server
SFTP’ed into server minecraft directory (root). All is well.
copied my modpacks mods/default config/config folders over.
removed world directory and restared server
Connected with client and ran for server for about a half hour. All is well (great performance).

Next day. stopped server to add mods.
SFTP’ed into server root (minecraft directory)…

This is the error in WinSCP:

General failure (server should provide error description).
Error code: 4
Error message from server: I/O error

Common reasons for the Error code 4 are:

  • Renaming a file to a name of already existing file.
  • Creating a directory that already exists.
  • Moving a remote file to a different filesystem (HDD).
  • Uploading a file to a full filesystem (HDD).
  • Exceeding a user disk quota.

I can copy/delete/edit/add files though the built in manager to the root minecraft directory.

Here is the strange part, I can go an any subdirectory via login, like:
/mods
and I get in just fine though SFTP… it’s on the root directory that throws that error and only after it’s restarted.

Steps to reproduce:

  • Removed Instance
  • Setup New Fabric Instance
  • Configured Memory and server/started and allowed to finished setup and idle, then stopped
  • Connected using the “Connect to ftp link” on root minecraft directory… no problems
  • copied up mods, config and default config directories… nothing else…
    *stopped instance
    *started Instance
    *managed server and started minecraft fabric server
  • connected with client, broke a few blocks, closed world, shutdown server from console
  • Chose file manager from console (root directory) and used link…
  • Same error as above.
    *choose file manger and went to mod folder and had no issues, chose config folder, no issues… but I have root is a no go.
  • Since I’m admin I logged into the root of the AMP server (not in an instance)… navigated to the server/minecraft directory and got the same error… all other directories are accessible

Actions taken to resolve so far:

  • Installed another instance of fabric server. can access Minecraft directory. Added mods and configs only. Started minecraft server. Can’t access minecraft directory via sftp. All other directories respond (url with /directory works).
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If you stop the Minecraft server, are you able to access the files?

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No. Server up or down still no access. Where are the files located on the system. I can try and access the directory with root. NM. There in a docker container which I don’t think is directly mounted (I have no clue though, so…).

4

Don’t use root - you’ll immediately destroy your setup. Use the amp user instead. They’re located in ~/.ampdata.

5

Gotcha. Going to see what things look like in bash.

EDIT: Didn’t think I’d have a problem access the directory in the shell. No problems. Just can’t access the root of that instance (minecraft directory) once I make any changes to it. I can access any other directory via SFTP…