# Can't create snapshot repository using mounted network drive

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-snapshot-repository-using-mounted-network-drive/37322>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 16, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-snapshot-repository-using-mounted-network-drive/37322 "2015-12-16T08:29:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fredsted](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/fredsted/32/6656_2.png) [@fredsted](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fredsted)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-snapshot-repository-using-mounted-network-drive/37322/1 "2015-12-16T08:29:31Z")

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Hello,

I'm trying to add a snapshot repository using a mounted network drive, but I'm getting a FileNotFoundException on the test file it creates, but I'm pretty sure it exists...

`RepositoryVerificationException[[snapshot_name] path is not accessible on master node]; nested: FileNotFoundException[/mount/backup/snapshot_name/tests-t4NjJDPqTcSkTbUHzwuw5w-master (Permission denied)`

Here's a log of what I'm doing: [http://pastebin.com/raw/udNbm4AE](http://pastebin.com/raw/udNbm4AE)

As you can see from the log, the network share is mounted on all nodes (3) and I can access the test file from the elasticsearch user.

I'm trying to figure out why this error occurs, can anyone point me in the right direction?

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**Author:** ![tinle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@tinle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tinle)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-snapshot-repository-using-mounted-network-drive/37322/2 "2015-12-16T20:14:16Z")

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> [@fredsted](#):
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> nested: FileNotFoundException[/mount/backup/snapshot\_name/tests-t4NjJDPqTcSkTbUHzwuw5w-master (Permission denied)

It said "Permission denied".

Does the user that Elasticsearch run as have write permission to /mount/backup/snapshot\_name directory?

Tin

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-create-snapshot-repository-using-mounted-network-drive/37322/3 "2017-07-05T23:30:26Z")

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