Technical Notes

SSH and SCP Return Codes
Technical Note 2116
Last Reviewed 07-Dec-2006
Applies To
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client version 6.1
Reflection for HP version 13.0.4 or higher
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS version 13.0.4 or higher
Reflection for ReGIS Graphics version 13.0.4 or higher
Summary

This technical note lists the return codes for SSH and SCP.

SSH Return Codes

Use echo %errorlevel% to display the return code after executing an SSH command.

0	Operation was successful
1	Generic error, usually because invalid command line options or malformed configuration
2	Connection failed
65	Host not allowed to connect
66	General error in ssh protocol
67	Key exchange failed
68	Reserved
69	MAC error
70	Compression error
71	Service not available
72	Protocol version not supported
73	Host key not verifiable
74	Connection failed
75	Disconnected by application
76	Too many connections
77	Authentication cancelled by user
78	No more authentication methods available
79	Invalid user name

SCP Return Codes

Use echo %errorlevel% to display the return code after executing an SCP command.

0	Operation was successful
1	General error in file copy
2	Destination is not directory, but it should be
3	Maximum symlink level exceeded
4	Connecting to host failed.
5	Connection broken
6	File does not exist
7	No permission to access file.
8	General error in sftp protocol
9	File transfer protocol mismatch
10	No file matches a given criteria
65	Host not allowed to connect
66	General error in ssh protocol
67	Key exchange failed
68	Reserved
69	MAC error
70	Compression error
71	Service not available
72	Protocol version not supported
73	Host key not verifiable
74	Connection failed
75	Disconnected by application
76	Too many connections
77	Authentication cancelled by user
78	No more authentication methods available
79	Invalid user name