# Zypper update Permission Denied

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-update-permission-denied/40225>\
**Category:** SUSE Linux Enterprise Server\
**Created:** [March 11, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-update-permission-denied/40225 "2023-03-11T19:00:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![XavierG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/35a633/32.png) [@XavierG](https://forums.suse.com/u/XavierG)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-update-permission-denied/40225/1 "2023-03-11T19:00:16Z")

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Hi everyone,

Let me present myself as a person with limited knowledge about Linux Administration. I need to update a Linux system currently running with the following version:

NAME=“SLES\_SAP”  
VERSION=“12.0.1”  
VERSION\_ID=“12.0.1”  
PRETTY\_NAME=“SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12”  
ID=“sles\_sap”  
ANSI\_COLOR=“0;32”  
CPE\_NAME=“cpe:/o:suse:sles\_sap:12”

To SLES for SAP Applications 12 SP3.

After reviewing few videos about how to proceed, I’m trying with command **zypper update** , however I’m getting the following error:

Permission to access ‘[https://updates.suse.com/SUSE/Updates/SLE-SAP/12-SP3/x86\_64/update/repodata/repomd.xml?v7UJeGUtXosuEEIKE8j41m2J-A0WAIxG8LPtw7T2Y7IC6pL53zF0zTG233J1CIIuovnYZyIo57A\_Ybh1tq6atHStOnmp8T1NjSyYnNp8TTOrBimlJRbD231-cXr1yby8g20dDUOwE\_Y](https://updates.suse.com/SUSE/Updates/SLE-SAP/12-SP3/x86_64/update/repodata/repomd.xml?v7UJeGUtXosuEEIKE8j41m2J-A0WAIxG8LPtw7T2Y7IC6pL53zF0zTG233J1CIIuovnYZyIo57A_Ybh1tq6atHStOnmp8T1NjSyYnNp8TTOrBimlJRbD231-cXr1yby8g20dDUOwE_Y)’ denied.

I have googled but not able to find a clear answer on how to overcome the issue.

I would be very grateful if someone here could provide some directions about how to fix the issue.

Thanks in advance,

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**Author:** ![eirikur\_ingibergsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/eirikur_ingibergsson/32/9925_2.png) [@eirikur\_ingibergsson](https://forums.suse.com/u/eirikur_ingibergsson)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-update-permission-denied/40225/2 "2023-03-11T20:26:06Z")

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I had a similar issue, where I needed to update locally a package to fix this.  
See below articles, if you can find a match for your scenario :

> **[SUSE Update Infrastructure Access Through the Data Center | SUSE Communities](https://www.suse.com/c/suse-update-infrastructure-access-through-the-data-center/)**
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> In Step 2 Toward Enhanced Update Infrastructure Access the time-line for enabling access to the SUSE update infrastructure in the Public Cloud via routing through the data center was announced. As of June 1, 2020 we have started the work...

[https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000019633](https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000019633)

Best wishes.

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**Author:** ![XavierG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/35a633/32.png) [@XavierG](https://forums.suse.com/u/XavierG)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-update-permission-denied/40225/3 "2023-03-12T08:43:00Z")

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Thanks a lot for these insights, much appreciated. I’ll try and see how I go.