# Building Kibana from source code got "operation not permitted, rename" ERROR

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/building-kibana-from-source-code-got-operation-not-permitted-rename-error/328317>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 23, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/building-kibana-from-source-code-got-operation-not-permitted-rename-error/328317 "2023-03-23T07:32:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![gnehcnij](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gnehcnij/32/117271_2.png) [@gnehcnij](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gnehcnij)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/building-kibana-from-source-code-got-operation-not-permitted-rename-error/328317/1 "2023-03-23T07:32:38Z")

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When I run `yarn build --skip-os-packages`, it got error below:

ERROR Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename........

 ![16795568492523](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/b/3/b3c0ff053aca0fa9ec0457209305503c5265c9e0.png)

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**Author:** ![carly.richmond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/carly.richmond/32/104935_2.png) [@carly.richmond](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carly.richmond)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/building-kibana-from-source-code-got-operation-not-permitted-rename-error/328317/2 "2023-03-23T09:28:50Z")

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Hi @gnehcnij,

In future please share errors as text or code snippets rather than images to make it easier to read. Have you tried renaming the file `package.json.2680637723` to `package.json` as is recommended?

For EPERM issues I would recommend clearing the `node_modules` folder for the project, reinstalling, and running the project as per the [getting started guide in the docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/development-getting-started.html).

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/building-kibana-from-source-code-got-operation-not-permitted-rename-error/328317/3 "2023-04-20T09:29:21Z")

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