# Unable to change Node-Red Password

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-change-node-red-password/68122>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [23 September 2022 07:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-change-node-red-password/68122 "2022-09-23T07:12:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![fedex03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fedex03](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fedex03)\
**Post date:** [23 September 2022 07:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-change-node-red-password/68122/1 "2022-09-23T07:12:42Z")

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Hi there,

I have docker running on a Raspberry Pi2 and I use it to control my home automation.

For a couple a week, I cannot access to Node-Red because the login fails due to wrong password (I'm quite sure that the passowrd is correct). And also the login takes some time before show wrong password message.

I tried to modify the password editing the settings.js file but the file is read-only.  
So I tried to change the permission to the file with chmod but this is the output:

```auto
chmod: changing permissions of 'settings.js': Read-only file system

```

What can I do too access again to my flows?

Thanks in advance for the help.

BR,  
Federico

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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:** [22 November 2022 07:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-change-node-red-password/68122/2 "2022-11-22T07:12:58Z")

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