Robots.txt - "File does not appear to be valid"

[PeaSoupDigital]

Good afternoon Mozzers!

I've got a weird problem with one of the sites I'm dealing with. For some reason, one of the developers changed the robots.txt file to disavow every site on the page - not a wise move!

To rectify this, we uploaded the new robots.txt file to the domain's root as per Webmaster Tool's instructions. The live file is: User-agent: * (http://www.savistobathrooms.co.uk/robots.txt)

I've submitted the new file in Webmaster Tools and it's pulling it through correctly in the editor. However, Webmaster Tools is not happy with it, for some reason. I've attached an image of the error.

Does anyone have any ideas? I'm managing another site with the exact same robots.txt file and there are no issues.

Cheers,

Lewis

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[PatrickDelehanty]

Hi there

I want to say that needs an...

Allow: /

...or a "Group 2" specification.

I would take a look at Google Developer's Robots.txt Specifications and see where you have opportunities to remedy this issue.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

[PeaSoupDigital]

Thanks for the quick response, Patrick. Why, if this robots.txt file is incorrect, does it yield no errors on other sites we use this on?

Cheers,

Lewis