FTP deploy error: 553 Can't open that file: Permission denied (Net::FTPPermError)

[bubblun]

I just installed dandelion via gem install dandelion on Mountain Lion and set up the config file like this (example.com is of course a placeholder for pasting it here):

# Required
scheme: ftp
host: example.com
username: test
password: test

# Optional
exclude:
    - .gitignore
    - dandelion.yml
    - .htaccess
revision_file: .revision

After running dandelion deploy from the repositories' folder, trying to deploy to an empty folder via FTP, I got the following error that I wasn't able to diagnose and/or fix on my own:

Connecting to ftp://test@example.com/
Remote revision:      ---
Deploying revision:   9d2137141b4cadc78e500433565eac02477a2952
Skipping file: .gitignore
Skipping file: .htaccess
Uploading file: webseite.swf
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/ftp.rb:243:in `getresp': 553 Can't open that file: Permission denied (Net::FTPPermError)
    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/ftp.rb:264:in `sendcmd'
    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in `synchronize'
    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/ftp.rb:262:in `sendcmd'
    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/ftp.rb:321:in `transfercmd'
    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/ftp.rb:452:in `storbinary'
    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in `synchronize'
    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/ftp.rb:450:in `storbinary'
    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/ftp.rb:562:in `putbinaryfile'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/backend/ftp.rb:38:in `write'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/backend.rb:49:in `temp'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/backend/ftp.rb:33:in `write'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/deployment.rb:138:in `deploy'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/deployment.rb:133:in `each'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/deployment.rb:133:in `deploy'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/command/deploy.rb:50:in `execute'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/application.rb:38:in `execute'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/command.rb:92:in `initialize'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/application.rb:36:in `new'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/application.rb:36:in `execute'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/../lib/dandelion/application.rb:7:in `execute'
    from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/dandelion-0.3.10/bin/dandelion:7
    from /usr/bin/dandelion:23:in `load'
    from /usr/bin/dandelion:23

I'd appreciate any help in pointing me towards a solution.

[scttnlsn]

Are you able to upload to the same server with another FTP client? It looks like you just don't have permission to create files.

[bubblun]

Thanks for the quick reply. It was indeed a permission problem on the FTP server. Of course, I should have checked that before posting.

[reesretuta]

bubblun - was the folder permission issue within the web root? what exactly was the fix here? thanks

[bubblun]

Correct. The permission error was due to the root folder being not readable by the FTP user.