MTA:SA error code

MTA:SA error CC20

MTA refused the nickname you tried to connect with.

Code

CC20

Where you see it

A dialog from MTA itself

MTA's own wording

Invalid nickname

Family

CC codes

What it means

MTA's own client shows a CC code when something fails before or during a connection: the address, the nickname, a module it could not load, or the connection itself. MTA's own documentation gives this code as Invalid nickname.

How to fix it

Work down the list and stop when it is solved.

1. Change your nickname in MTA

   Open MTA, go to Settings, then Multiplayer, and set a different nickname. Keep it short, use letters and numbers, and avoid spaces and unusual symbols.

2. Try the connection again

   Close MTA, open it again and connect once more. A single failed attempt can come from a restart on the server or a short break in your own connection.

3. Check your log if it keeps happening

   Paste the message, or MTA's core.log, into the Fix tool on this site. It runs on your own computer and points at the matching steps.

Other CC codes

• CC21The address you asked MTA to connect to is not a valid host.
• CC22MTA could not open a connection to that server.
• CC23MTA waited for the server and got no answer in time.
• CC24The client and the server did not agree on the encryption or protocol used for the connection.
• CC25The server closed the connection.
• CC26The connection to the server was lost.
• CC27That server has banned you.
• CC28The server disconnected you.
• CC29The connection to the server dropped.
• CC30The server refused the connection.
• CC31MTA could not load the mod it needs for that server.
• CC32The server's answer was not what MTA expected (second form).
• CC33The server's answer was not what MTA expected, and MTA kept the payload it received.
• CC34The networking library on your client and on the server are different versions.
• CC40MTA loaded a module that is not the one it expected.

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