Chilkat2-Python

Provide an FTP ACCT Account Identifier

Demonstrates the Account property, which supplies the value for the FTP ACCT command sent after USER/PASS when a server requests it.

Background: ACCT is a vestige of early FTP, where an account identifier could be required in addition to the username and password — think mainframe billing codes or storage-group selection. It is very rarely needed today; almost every modern server authenticates with USER and PASS alone. Set this only when connecting to a legacy host that explicitly asks for account information after login.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

ftp = chilkat2.Ftp2()

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "myFtpLogin"

# Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
# from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
ftp.Password = "myPassword"

# Account supplies the value for the FTP ACCT command, sent after USER/PASS when a server
# requests it.  This is very rarely needed today -- almost all modern servers use only USER and
# PASS -- but some legacy hosts require an additional account identifier.
ftp.Account = "myAccountId"

success = ftp.Connect()
if (success == False):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Logged in (ACCT provided if the server requested it).")

success = ftp.Disconnect()
if (success == False):
    print(ftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()