SFTP Error Codes

Definition

Value

Description

SSH_ERROR_WRONG_MODE

-1 (0xFFFFFFFF)

Attempt to call synchronous method in asynchronous mode and vice versa

SSH_ERROR_OK

0 (0x0000)

Indicates successful completion of the operation

SSH_ERROR_EOF

1 (0x0001)

indicates end-of-file condition;

Read: no more data is available in the file;

ReadDirectory: no more files are contained in the directory

SSH_ERROR_NO_SUCH_FILE

2 (0x0002)

A reference is made to a file which does not exist

SSH_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED

3 (0x0003)

the authenticated user does not have sufficient permissions to perform the operation

SSH_ERROR_FAILURE

4 (0x0004)

An error occurred for which there is no more specific error code defined

SSH_ERROR_BAD_MESSAGE

5 (0x0005)

A badly formatted packet or protocol incompatibility is detected

SSH_ERROR_NO_CONNECTION

6 (0x0006)

A pseudo-error which indicates that the client has no connection to the server

SSH_ERROR_CONNECTION_LOST

7 (0x0007)

A pseudo-error which indicates that the connection to the server has been lost

SSH_ERROR_OP_UNSUPPORTED

8 (0x0008)

An attempt was made to perform an operation which is not supported for the server

SSH_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE

9 (0x0009)

The handle value was invalid

SSH_ERROR_NO_SUCH_PATH

10 (0x000A)

The file path does not exist or is invalid

SSH_ERROR_FILE_ALREADY_EXISTS

11 (0x000B)

The file already exists

SSH_ERROR_WRITE_PROTECT

12 (0x000C)

The file is on read only media, or the media is write protected

SSH_ERROR_NO_MEDIA

13 (0x000D)

The requested operation can not be completed because there is no media available in the drive

SSH_ERROR_NO_SPACE_ON_FILESYSTEM

14 (0x000E)

The requested operation cannot be completed because there is no free space on the filesystem

SSH_ERROR_QUOTA_EXCEEDED

15 (0x000F)

The operation cannot be completed because it would exceed the user's storage quota

SSH_ERROR_UNKNOWN_PRINCIPAL

16 (0x0010)

A principal referenced by the request (either the ‘owner’,‘group’, or ‘who’ field of an ACL), was unknown

SSH_ERROR_LOCK_CONFLICT

17 (0x0011)

The file could not be opened because it is locked by another process

SSH_ERROR_DIR_NOT_EMPTY

18 (0x0012)

The directory is not empty

SSH_ERROR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY

19 (0x0013)

The specified file is not a directory

SSH_ERROR_INVALID_FILENAME

20 (0x0014)

The filename is not valid

SSH_ERROR_LINK_LOOP

21 (0x0015)

Too many symbolic links encountered

SSH_ERROR_CANNOT_DELETE

22 (0x0016)

The file cannot be deleted. One possible reason is that the advisory READONLY attribute-bit is set

SSH_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

23 (0x0017)

On of the parameters was out of range, or the parameters specified cannot be used together

SSH_ERROR_FILE_IS_A_DIRECTORY

24 (0x0018)

The specified file was a directory in a context where a directory cannot be used

SSH_ERROR_BYTE_RANGE_LOCK_CONFLICT

25 (0x0019)

A read or write operation failed because another process's mandatory byte-range lock overlaps with the request

SSH_ERROR_BYTE_RANGE_LOCK_REFUSED

26 (0x001A)

A request for a byte range lock was refused

SSH_ERROR_DELETE_PENDING

27 (0x001B)

An operation was attempted on a file for which a delete operation is pending

SSH_ERROR_FILE_CORRUPT

28 (0x001C)

The file is corrupt; an filesystem integrity check should be run

SSH_ERROR_OWNER_INVALID

29 (0x001D)

The principal specified can not be assigned as an owner of a file

SSH_ERROR_GROUP_INVALID

30 (0x001E)

The principal specified can not be assigned as the primary group of a file

SSH_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_VERSION

100 (0x0064)

Sets of supported by client and server versions has no intersection

SSH_ERROR_INVALID_PACKET

101 (0x0065)

Invalid packet was received

SSH_ERROR_TUNNEL_ERROR

102 (0x0066)

Error is on the SSH-protocol level. The connection is closed because of SSH error

SSH_ERROR_CONNECTION_CLOSED

103 (0x0067)

Connection is closed

SSH_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_ACTION

104 (0x0068)

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SSH_ERROR_NOT_A_TEXT_HANDLE

105 (0x0069)

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SSH_ERROR_CANCELLED_BY_USER

106 (0x006A)

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