# MQTT Server Issue - Connection Refused not authorized

**URL:** <https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/mqtt-server-issue-connection-refused-not-authorized/1828>\
**Category:** emonPi\
**Created:** [9 October 2016 12:16 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/mqtt-server-issue-connection-refused-not-authorized/1828 "2016-10-09T12:16:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![emontxv3](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/439d5e/32.png) [@emontxv3](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/emontxv3)\
**Post date:** [10 October 2016 17:32 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/mqtt-server-issue-connection-refused-not-authorized/1828/5 "2016-10-10T17:32:29Z")

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I didn’t have to add the two lines. They were already written in de moquitto.conf file.

The command “mosquitto\_sub -v -u ‘emonpi’ -P ‘emonpimqtt2016’ -t ‘test/topic’” results in multiple lines  
**"Connection Refused: not autorised."**  
And had to stop this with CTRL-C.

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