Seems pretty obvious that you are using the wrong username/password 
combination. I think several folks said that multiple times.

Change your password on their site. WRITE IT DOWN and edit it into 
weewx.conf to match.

On Monday, July 8, 2024 at 4:17:12 PM UTC-6 Monica Mulholland wrote:

> "Thank you for your response.
>
> We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. 
> Please know that it is never our intention to cause any hassle, and we 
> truly understand the urgency of this issue.
>
> We already did a thorough investigation and checked on this issue, and we 
> can confirm that the server is properly working fine and we do not see any 
> issues with the server.
>
> We also checked the logs, and there we found out that the error was coming 
> from an authentication failure. Please refer to the logs below:
>
> Jul 5 15:40:29 WeatherPi weewx [25601] ERROR weewx.reportengine: 
> ftpgenerator: (1): caught exception '<class 'ftplib.error_perm'>': 530 
> Login authentication failed
>
> 530 Login authentication failed means that the username or password 
> provided for the FTP connection is incorrect.
>
> Let us know if you have further questions."
>
> This is the latest response from the website host....does this make any 
> sense? These are hardwired into weewx.conf...and have been so for 10 
> years...and worked without a problem?
>
> If I use them in Filezilla, I also get the 503 error. 
>
> How to make sense of this?
>
> On Sunday 7 July 2024 at 09:39:11 UTC+12 Monica Mulholland wrote:
>
>> Yes! This is very obviously a server problem and not a weewx problem. See 
>> attached where I have tried to connect using Filezilla but with the same 
>> information!
>>
>> On Saturday 6 July 2024 at 16:48:35 UTC+12 vince wrote:
>>
>>> That ps command and commentary they provided is so ridiculously wrong it 
>>> is unbelievable.   Hopefully you're not letting them log into your pi3.
>>>
>>> As michael.k said yesterday, your problem is that you have an incorrect 
>>> setting in the FTP section of your weewx.conf file.  If it worked for years 
>>> and does not work now, it is likely your password on the 'remote' server 
>>> has changed.  You need to edit the correct username/password into 
>>> weewx.conf and restart weewx and it should work.
>>>
>>> Simplest test to figure it out is to try to ftp manually from a shell 
>>> prompt on the pi and verify you have the correct remote host, username, and 
>>> password.   Something changed on your server side if you didn't change 
>>> anything on the pi.
>>>
>>> On Friday, July 5, 2024 at 7:06:34 PM UTC-7 Monica Mulholland wrote:
>>>
>>>> "I hope this message finds you well.
>>>>
>>>> I wanted to provide you with an update regarding the **weewxd** process 
>>>> on the server. We checked and confirmed that the **weewxd** process is 
>>>> currently running smoothly.
>>>>
>>>> process log filtering weewxd:
>>>>
>>>> [Sydney] [root@*********** log]# ps aux | grep weewxd
>>>> root 2593536 0.0 0.0 112808 976 pts/0 S+ 12:46 0:00 grep --color=auto 
>>>> weewxd
>>>>
>>>> To further assist you in resolving any issues you may be facing, we 
>>>> kindly request the following information from you:
>>>>
>>>> 1. weewxd Version: Could you please confirm the version of **weewxd** 
>>>> that you are currently running on your website? This information will help 
>>>> us ensure compatibility and troubleshoot effectively.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Screenshot of Error Message: If possible, could you please provide 
>>>> us with a screenshot of any error message that appears when you attempt to 
>>>> restart **weewx** on your end? This will allow us to pinpoint the specific 
>>>> issue and provide you with tailored assistance."
>>>>
>>>> Finally a somewhat sensible answer from the site host!!!!...though I am 
>>>> not sure how they have determined that weewx is running smoothly.
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday 6 July 2024 at 13:16:14 UTC+12 Monica Mulholland wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Found it!
>>>>>
>>>>> Status: Connecting to 43.245.53.39:21...
>>>>> Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
>>>>> Status: Initializing TLS...
>>>>> Status: Verifying certificate...
>>>>> Status: TLS connection established.
>>>>> Command: USER wilsonba
>>>>> Response: 331 User wilsonba OK. Password required
>>>>> Command: PASS **************
>>>>> Response: 530 Login authentication failed
>>>>> Error: Critical error: Could not connect to server
>>>>>
>>>>> On Saturday 6 July 2024 at 12:00:22 UTC+12 Monica Mulholland wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you for that....where might I find the credentials....it has 
>>>>>> been 10 years since I set up all this and my memory is not that good 
>>>>>> anymore!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Friday 5 July 2024 at 18:03:13 UTC+12 [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The FTP server login failed (530 Login authentication failed) for 
>>>>>>> your user and password. Either you accidentally changed the credentials 
>>>>>>> in 
>>>>>>> your config, or the account expired or the provider changed something 
>>>>>>> else 
>>>>>>> that causes this error. Check, if you can log in using your credentials 
>>>>>>> with another FTP-client, if that works, double check your credentials 
>>>>>>> in 
>>>>>>> weewx.conf. If that doesn't work, ask your provider for the reason you 
>>>>>>> cannot login.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Monica Mulholland schrieb am Freitag, 5. Juli 2024 um 05:47:28 UTC+2:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Apologies! Will do!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Friday 5 July 2024 at 12:27:41 UTC+12 Tom Keffer wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You need to let it run for at least an archive interval. Your 
>>>>>>>>> archive interval has been set to 10 minutes, and you let it run for 
>>>>>>>>> only 6 
>>>>>>>>> minutes. Patience!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 5:20 PM Monica Mulholland <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This is what is in sources.list.....nothing in sources.conf
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Friday 5 July 2024 at 11:35:34 UTC+12 Tom Keffer wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry, I blew it. For the IP error, you want to take a look in 
>>>>>>>>>>> /etc/apt/sources.conf.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 4:20 PM Monica Mulholland <
>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for that!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Presumably I use the last one on the list (why are there 
>>>>>>>>>>>> two....and why are there so many?...I would have imagined that 
>>>>>>>>>>>> only the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> latest one was kept?!?!)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday 5 July 2024 at 11:04:13 UTC+12 Tom Keffer wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nothing has changed in WeeWX that would cause this. And, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> frankly, the message from your hosting company is completely 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> useless.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> To diagnose we would need to see the log. See the wiki article 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Help! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posting to weewx-user 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/Help!-Posting-to-weewx-user>*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  for 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> instructions on getting a good copy of the log.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Security updates of 'stretch' were discontinued about 4 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> years ago. That may explain why you are getting the IP not found 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> error. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's also possible that your /etc/sources.list file uses IP 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> addresses, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> rather than domain names, and that address has been retired. In 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> any case, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's a Debian issue, not a WeeWX issue.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> -tk
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 3:42 PM Monica Mulholland <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am running Weewx on a RPi3 and have been for a number of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> years. It recently stopped updating the external website - see 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attached.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On investigation, I found that the internal website was 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> working perfectly - see attached.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I complained to my company hosting my website and this is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what they have to say - see attachment.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Has anything changed in Weewx that might have caused this.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As an aside, for the last couple of years I have been getting 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this message when updating my Pi.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pi@WeatherPi:~ $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hit:1 http://weewx.com/apt squeeze InRelease                 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ign:2 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> InRelease         
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hit:3 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> InRelease            
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Err:4 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Release                 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   404  Not Found [IP: 93.93.128.193 80]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reading package lists... Done                      
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> E: The repository 'http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stretch Release' does no longer have a Release file.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and is therefore disabled by default.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> configuration details.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pi@WeatherPi:~ $ 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Does this have any bearing? It should not have because I have 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been getting the message for quite a while and the failure to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> update the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> site has only happened recently.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am a bit mystified as to what is going on. Any help would 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be much appreciated.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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