# Cannot connect to repository (code 128)
**URL:** https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-connect-to-repository-code-128/3179
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**Created:** [July 27, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-connect-to-repository-code-128/3179 "2022-07-27T08:19:20Z")
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### Author:  [@Ybr](https://community.jenkins.io/u/Ybr)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-connect-to-repository-code-128/3179/1 "2022-07-27T08:19:20Z")
Hello everybody,
I am trying to run a job in Jenkins. I created the job and started to configure it. On the “Source Code management” tab I entered my URL from Gitea and got the following error message:
In text:
Failed to connect to repository : Command “C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe ls-remote -h – http:// axess.git:3000/QA/QA\_ReservationManager\_automation.git HEAD” returned status code 128:
stdout:
stderr: remote: User permission denied
fatal: unable to access ‘http:// axess.git:3000/QA/QA\_ReservationManager\_automation.git/’: The requested URL returned error: 403
On another hand, I have some other job with the following URL and it works fine: http:// axess.git:3000/m.grunko/BasicTests.git
I tried the following solution, but this did not help: [Jenkins How to solve Failed to connect to repository - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5QKON50xP8) (so the direct path is already entered in “Manage Jenkins - Global Tool Configuration - Git - Path to Git executable” and the git.exe is actually situated in this location)
I found also a couple other instructions, but they are a bit too hard to understand for me, since I am really beginner in Jenkins. Could somebody help with a bit detailed guide?
Regards,
Mischa
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### Author:  [@Ybr](https://community.jenkins.io/u/Ybr)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-connect-to-repository-code-128/3179/2 "2022-07-27T11:53:33Z")
The problem resolved. The problem was with permissions of folders in Gitea ([http://axess.git:3000/QA/QA\_ReservationManager\_automation.git](http://axess.git:3000/QA/QA_ReservationManager_automation.git)). What I did (not sure what concrete was the solution):
- Remove the tick from the settings page of the git folder:
\*\* Open the page (http:// axess.git:3000/QA/QA\_ReservationManager\_automation.git)
\*\* Find the Settings button on the right side below the “Fork” button
\*\* Navigate to the “Repository” tab, “Basic settings” section
\*\* Tick off the “Make Repository Private” checkbox
- Remove another tick from the parent folder:
\*\* Open the page (http:// axess.git:3000/QA)
\*\* Find the gear icon right to the folder name
\*\* Open the “Organization” tab
\*\* Select the “Limited (Visible to logged in users only)” radio button
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### Author:  [@poddingue](https://community.jenkins.io/u/poddingue)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2022, 7:03am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-connect-to-repository-code-128/3179/3 "2022-07-28T07:03:02Z")
Thanks a lot for the feedback @Ybr and welcome to this community 👋
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### Author:  [@estjtype8](https://community.jenkins.io/u/estjtype8)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2023, 10:01am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-connect-to-repository-code-128/3179/4 "2023-07-16T10:01:32Z")
thank you Sir, helped me a lot