# Playing a .mp3 flie

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/playing-a-mp3-flie/18030
**Category:** General
**Created:** [16 November 2019 07:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/playing-a-mp3-flie/18030 "2019-11-16T07:25:57Z")
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### Author: ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [16 November 2019 07:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/playing-a-mp3-flie/18030/2 "2019-11-16T07:37:40Z")

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I would start by using the full path of the play command.  
On commandline enter `which play` and use that path in the exec node.

Then comes the question, does node-red have permission to execute `play` and does it have permission to use the audio device.

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