I have been using WinSCP to connect, upload, and edit files to a secure Redhat Linux server for some time now. Recently it stopped working for some reason – I am able to connect, but I cannot upload or edit files like I used to. I think this is a
error 3: permission denied
using PuTTY. The only special setting I have (that worked before) is
. I have also tried
to no avail. Any ideas?
Bypass authentication: No
Try agent: Yes; Agent forwarding: No; TIS/CryptoCard: No; KI: Yes; GSSAPI: No
Ciphers: aes,blowfish,3des,WARN,arcfour,des; Ssh2DES: No
SSH Bugs: -,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-
SFTP Bugs: -,-
Return code variable: Autodetect; Lookup user groups: Yes
Shell: sudo bash1
EOL: 0, UTF: 2
Clear aliases: Yes, Unset nat.vars: Yes, Resolve symlinks: Yes
LS: ls -la, Ign LS warn: Yes, Scp1 Comp: No
Local directory: C:\Users\webdev\Desktop, Remote directory: /var/www/html, Update: No, Cache: Yes
Cache directory changes: Yes, Permanent: Yes
DST mode: 1
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Looking up host "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
Connecting to xxxxxxxxxxxxxx port 922
Server version: SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.3
Using SSH protocol version 2
We claim version: SSH-2.0-WinSCP_release_4.3.7
Doing Diffie-Hellman group exchange
Doing Diffie-Hellman key exchange with hash SHA-1
Host key fingerprint is:
ssh-rsa 2048 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Initialised AES-256 SDCTR client->server encryption
Initialised HMAC-SHA1 client->server MAC algorithm
Initialised AES-256 SDCTR server->client encryption
Initialised HMAC-SHA1 server->client MAC algorithm
Using username "webdev".
Prompt (7, SSH password, , &Password: )
Sent password
Access granted
Opened channel for session
Started a shell/command
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Using SFTP protocol.
Doing startup conversation with host.
Type: SSH_FXP_INIT, Size: 5, Number: -1
Type: SSH_FXP_VERSION, Size: 5, Number: -1
SFTP version 3 negotiated.
We believe the server has signed timestamps bug
We will use UTF-8 strings for status messages only
Limiting packet size to OpenSSH sftp-server limit of 262148 bytes
Changing directory to "/var/www/html".
Getting real path for '/var/www/html'
Type: SSH_FXP_REALPATH, Size: 22, Number: 16
Type: SSH_FXP_NAME, Size: 47, Number: 16
Real path is '/var/www/html'
Trying to open directory "/var/www/html".
Type: SSH_FXP_LSTAT, Size: 22, Number: 263
Type: SSH_FXP_ATTRS, Size: 37, Number: 263
Getting current directory name.
Listing directory "/var/www/html".
Type: SSH_FXP_OPENDIR, Size: 22, Number: 523
Type: SSH_FXP_HANDLE, Size: 13, Number: 523
Type: SSH_FXP_READDIR, Size: 13, Number: 780
Type: SSH_FXP_NAME, Size: 4871, Number: 780
Type: SSH_FXP_READDIR, Size: 13, Number: 1036
Type: SSH_FXP_STATUS, Size: 28, Number: 1036
Status code: 1
Type: SSH_FXP_CLOSE, Size: 13, Number: 1284
Startup conversation with host finished.
Copying 1 files/directories to remote directory "/var/www/html/"
PrTime: Yes; PrRO: No; Rght: rw-r--r--; PrR: Yes (No); FnCs: N; RIC: 01; Resume: S (102400); CalcS: Yes; Mask: *.*
TM: M; ClAr: No; CPS: 0; ExclM(No):
AscM: *.*html; *.htm; *.txt; *.php; *.php3; *.cgi; *.c; *.cpp; *.h; *.pas; *.bas; *.tex; *.pl; *.js; .htaccess; *.xtml; *.css; *.cfg; *.ini; *.sh; *.xml
File: "C:\Users\webdev\Desktop\test.php"
Copying "C:\Users\webdev\Desktop\test.php" to remote directory started.
Ascii transfer mode selected.
Opening remote file.
Type: SSH_FXP_OPEN, Size: 47, Number: 1539
Type: SSH_FXP_STATUS, Size: 24, Number: 1284
Discarding reserved response
Type: SSH_FXP_STATUS, Size: 34, Number: 1539
Status code: 3, Message: 1539, Server: Permission denied, Language:
Type: SSH_FXP_LSTAT, Size: 31, Number: 1799
Type: SSH_FXP_STATUS, Size: 29, Number: 1799
Status code: 2, Message: 1799, Server: No such file, Language:
(ETerminal) Permission denied.
Error code: 3
Error message from server: Permission denied
Request code: 3
Asking user:
Cannot create remote file '/var/www/html/test.php'. ("Permission denied.
Error code: 3
Error message from server: Permission denied
Request code: 3")
(EScpSkipFile) Cannot create remote file '/var/www/html/test.php'.
Permission denied.
Error code: 3
Error message from server: Permission denied
Request code: 3
Listing directory "/var/www/html".
Type: SSH_FXP_OPENDIR, Size: 22, Number: 2059
Type: SSH_FXP_HANDLE, Size: 13, Number: 2059
Type: SSH_FXP_READDIR, Size: 13, Number: 2316
Type: SSH_FXP_NAME, Size: 4871, Number: 2316
Type: SSH_FXP_READDIR, Size: 13, Number: 2572
Type: SSH_FXP_STATUS, Size: 28, Number: 2572
Status code: 1
Type: SSH_FXP_CLOSE, Size: 13, Number: 2820