# HELP winscp Permission denied. Error code: 3 Error message from server: Permission denied

**URL:** <https://community.allstarlink.org/t/help-winscp-permission-denied-error-code-3-error-message-from-server-permission-denied/16267>\
**Category:** AllStarLink\
**Created:** [February 20, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/help-winscp-permission-denied-error-code-3-error-message-from-server-permission-denied/16267 "2020-02-20T22:09:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pierre\_Martel](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/pierre_martel/32/575_2.png) [@Pierre\_Martel](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/Pierre_Martel)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/help-winscp-permission-denied-error-code-3-error-message-from-server-permission-denied/16267/8 "2020-02-26T21:26:06Z")

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log in with repeater

dont try to log with root from ssh

Le mer. 26 févr. 2020 à 15:20, Mike P via AllStarLink Discussion Groups [noreply@community.allstarlink.org](mailto:noreply@community.allstarlink.org) a écrit :

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> > Sir, thanks I wil try to access the node now that way
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> > sadly that doesnt work either
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> > I have my root password set to the same as the repeater password though it states access denied
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> > February 23
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> > this should be in the wiki before connecting to the site on the site list of winscp make sure the protocol used to connect to the node is SCP If it is not scp click on edit and change it. [login] Then click on advance [adv] and choose scp/shell on the left pan. and in the shell menu select sud…
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