# [Database backup] Access failed: Permission denied

**Project:** Bugs | **Board:** Live | **Votes:** 2
**URL:** https://roadmap.ploi.io/projects/7-bugs/items/1027-database-backup-access-failed-permission-denied

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When performing a database backup, some users get the following error:

```
adding: site-1715940949.sql (deflated 82%)
Uploading ZIP to SFTP server..
Usage: cd remote-dir
put: /home/ploi/.ploi/site-db-2024-05-17-121549.zip: Access failed: Permission denied (site-db-2024-05-17-121549.zip)
Done uploading..
```