# Cannot access Umbrell via SSH \[Solved\]
**URL:** https://community.umbrel.com/t/cannot-access-umbrell-via-ssh-solved/23542
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting
**Created:** [August 5, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cannot-access-umbrell-via-ssh-solved/23542 "2025-08-05T08:36:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@PhilR](https://community.umbrel.com/u/PhilR)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cannot-access-umbrell-via-ssh-solved/23542/1 "2025-08-05T08:36:33Z")
Hi,
I recently installed UmbrelOS 1.4.2 on a small PC I had and it seems quite promising.
As I would access to a NAS via Umbrel, I need to connect via SSH and mount the NAS.
However, I cannot figure how to do it. Access is denied when I try “ssh _username@umbrel.local”_ and provide my umbrel password.
Is there some ‘root’ user and password that I would provide? Do I have to activate some function on the UmbrelOS itself in order to allow SSH?
Thank you in advance for your advices.
Regards,
Philippe.
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### Author:  [@PhilR](https://community.umbrel.com/u/PhilR)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cannot-access-umbrell-via-ssh-solved/23542/2 "2025-08-05T20:21:33Z")
Got it…
The answer is: ssh umbrel@umbrel.local, with the username defined at the installation.
If this can help…
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### Author:  [@chaoticaura](https://community.umbrel.com/u/chaoticaura)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cannot-access-umbrell-via-ssh-solved/23542/3 "2026-01-14T15:43:02Z")
@PhilR thank you for providing the solution too! This helped me.
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### Author:  [@RodB](https://community.umbrel.com/u/RodB)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cannot-access-umbrell-via-ssh-solved/23542/4 "2026-01-15T05:57:13Z")
Once you are in as the Umbrel UID … to get root level authority … you prefix your commands with sudo and provide your Password that you configured at UmbrelOS Setup.
