# \[error\] Error: EACCES: permission denied,
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-error-eacces-permission-denied/42300
**Category:** General
**Created:** [9 March 2021 04:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-error-eacces-permission-denied/42300 "2021-03-09T04:13:39Z")
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### Author:  [@12345](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/12345)
#### Post date: [9 March 2021 04:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-error-eacces-permission-denied/42300/1 "2021-03-09T04:13:39Z")
hello. what should i do?
9 Mar 10:55:04 - [info]
# Welcome to Node-RED
9 Mar 10:55:04 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.2.9
9 Mar 10:55:04 - [info] Node.js version: v8.10.0
9 Mar 10:55:04 - [info] Linux 5.4.0-66-generic x64 LE
9 Mar 10:55:05 - [info] Loading palette nodes
9 Mar 10:55:05 - [error] Failed to start server:
9 Mar 10:55:05 - [error] Error: EACCES: permission denied, unlink '/home/krittapak/.node-red/.config.nodes.json.backup'
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### Author:  [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)
#### Post date: [9 March 2021 06:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-error-eacces-permission-denied/42300/2 "2021-03-09T06:03:51Z")
I'd check if the files in your `~/.node-red` directory are owned by the correct user (`krittapak` in your case).
How did you start Node-RED? Did you - by any chance - run it as `root` before? That would explain the permission issues.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [23 March 2021 06:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-error-eacces-permission-denied/42300/3 "2021-03-23T06:03:55Z")
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