# Settings.js "Error writing settings.js:Permission denied"

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/settings-js-error-writing-settings-js-permission-denied/2035>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [3 August 2018 22:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/settings-js-error-writing-settings-js-permission-denied/2035 "2018-08-03T22:39:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![afelix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/afelix/32/9743_2.png) [@afelix](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/afelix)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2019 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/settings-js-error-writing-settings-js-permission-denied/2035/9 "2019-09-05T14:00:50Z")

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Hi Paulo, how do you run node-red normally? From a service, calling `sudo node-red` or something else entirely?

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