# Protecting flows/groups from changes

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/protecting-flows-groups-from-changes/40155>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [1 February 2021 08:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/protecting-flows-groups-from-changes/40155 "2021-02-01T08:44:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![fmarzocca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fmarzocca/32/35901_2.png) [@fmarzocca](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fmarzocca)\
**Post date:** [1 February 2021 08:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/protecting-flows-groups-from-changes/40155/1 "2021-02-01T08:44:02Z")

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Is there a way to protect flows/groups from inadvertent changes/modification?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [1 February 2021 09:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/protecting-flows-groups-from-changes/40155/2 "2021-02-01T09:22:57Z")

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Hi @fmarzocca

no, that isn't something that's available today.

The permissions model we have allows you to create a user who has read-only access to the editor - they can still move things around, but they can't deploy anything.

There's no way to lock a flow from accidental modification from a user who does have full access.

This type of question does come up occasionally - it is something I'd like us to address at some point, but we don't have any concrete plans for it yet.

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**Author:** ![fmarzocca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fmarzocca/32/35901_2.png) [@fmarzocca](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fmarzocca)\
**Post date:** [1 February 2021 10:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/protecting-flows-groups-from-changes/40155/3 "2021-02-01T10:43:25Z")

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@knolleary , got it. Thank you for answering.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [2 April 2021 10:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/protecting-flows-groups-from-changes/40155/4 "2021-04-02T10:44:17Z")

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