Environment
Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client version 7.0 or higher
Situation
This technical note lists the error or exit codes for Reflection command line utilities SSH, SCP, and SFTP in UNIX.
For a list of SSH, SCP, and SFTP return codes in Windows, see KB 7021996.
Resolution
Error Codes
The purpose of an error code is to describe the error occurring in a program; it may display on the command line or in a log or a trace file.
SSH Error Codes
| 0 |
Success |
| 1 |
Generic error |
| 2 |
Remote host connection failure |
SCP/SFTP Error Codes
The numbering scheme of the SCP/SFTP error codes was derived by adding 64 to the RFC4253 error code, for example, 64 + 1 = 65.
Source: RFC4253 error code + 64
| 65 |
Host not allowed to connect |
| 66 |
Protocol error |
| 67 |
Key exchange failed |
| 68 |
Host authentication failed |
| 69 |
MAC error |
| 70 |
Compression error (not used in SSH2) |
| 71 |
Service not available |
| 72 |
Protocol version not supported |
| 73 |
Host key not verifiable |
| 74 |
Connection lost |
| 75 |
Disconnected by application |
| 76 |
Too many connections |
| 77 |
Cancelled by user |
| 78 |
No more auth methods available |
| 79 |
Illegal user name |
Exit Codes
You can display an exit code by typing echo $? after executing an SSH, SCP, or SFTP command.
Attachmate-defined SCP/SFTP Exit Codes
| 0 |
Success |
| 1 |
Undetermined error in file copy |
| 3 |
Destination is not directory, but it should be |
| 4 |
Connecting to host failed |
| 5 |
Connection lost for some reason |
| 6 |
File does not exist |
| 7 |
No permission to access file |
| 8 |
Undetermined error from sshfilexfer |
| 9 |
File transfer protocol mismatch |
| 255 |
Error occurred in SSH |