# Watching directory with fs.watch not closing prev. watchers

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/watching-directory-with-fs-watch-not-closing-prev-watchers/6947>\
**Category:** Developing Nodes\
**Created:** [18 January 2019 07:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/watching-directory-with-fs-watch-not-closing-prev-watchers/6947 "2019-01-18T07:45:17Z")\
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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:** [22 September 2019 11:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/watching-directory-with-fs-watch-not-closing-prev-watchers/6947/10 "2019-09-22T11:53:33Z")

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Please do not post multiple times about the same issue in different places. You get better help if you keep it at one place, and won’t get several people researching/suggesting the same thing attempting to help.

> [@Watch node on network path](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/watch-node-on-network-path/15773):
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> Hi, Is it possible to configure the watch node with credentials to watch a folder on a network path? What would be an alternative solution, if this is not possible? Thanks for the help in advanced. Regards,

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