# cockpit.js: Errors

cockpit.js: Errors

Problem codes and messages

## Problem Codes

Cockpit represents problems with standardized problem string codes.

`"access-denied"`

  The user is not permitted to perform the action in question.

`"authentication-failed"`

  User authentication failed.

`"internal-error"`

  An unexpected internal error without further info. This should not happen during the normal course of operations.

`"no-cockpit"`

  The system does not have a compatible version of Cockpit installed or installed properly.

`"no-session"`

  Cockpit is not logged in.

`"not-found"`

  Something specifically requested was not found, such as a file, executable etc.

`"terminated"`

  Something was terminated forcibly, such as a connection, process session, etc.

`"timeout"`

  Something timed out.

`"unknown-hostkey"`

  The remote host had an unexpected or unknown key.

`"no-forwarding"`

  Could not forward authentication credentials to the remote host.

## cockpit.message()

    message = cockpit.message(problem)
    message = cockpit.message(exception)

Return a message for the `exception` or `problem` code passed as an argument. If the argument is an object with a `"message"` property, as is the case with most exceptions, that will be returned directly. If the argument is an object with a `"problem"` property, then it will be used as the problem code. An appropriate message will be returned for problem codes.