Because Node-RED is running in Kubernetes pod. Only flows and settings are stored to secure data after a reboot.
It was permission problem on the Kubernetes side. Prepopulation of the pod with correct ownership fixed the issue. Everything is working correctly now
PS: thanks everyone for participation 
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