# Error while starting Kibana in Command Prompt

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-kibana-in-command-prompt/158492>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 28, 2018, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-kibana-in-command-prompt/158492 "2018-11-28T07:50:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mani\_96590](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Mani\_96590](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mani_96590)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-kibana-in-command-prompt/158492/1 "2018-11-28T07:50:47Z")

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Hi Experts,

C:\Program Files\Elasticsearch\kibana-6.4.3-windows-x86\_64\bin\>kibana  
fs.js:641  
return binding.open(pathModule.\_makeLong(path), stringToFlags(flags), mode);  
^

Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, open C:\Program Files\Elasticsearch\kibana-6.4.3-windows-x86\_64\optimize.babelcache.json

Thanks in Advance for your help

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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Kobel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brandon_kobel/32/14829_2.png) [@Brandon\_Kobel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Brandon_Kobel)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-kibana-in-command-prompt/158492/2 "2018-11-28T14:42:15Z")

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Hey @Mani_96590, are you running Kibana with a different user than the one that installed Kibana?

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**Author:** ![Mani\_96590](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Mani\_96590](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mani_96590)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-kibana-in-command-prompt/158492/3 "2018-11-29T04:49:58Z")

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No Brandon, I am using the same user only

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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Kobel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brandon_kobel/32/14829_2.png) [@Brandon\_Kobel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Brandon_Kobel)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-kibana-in-command-prompt/158492/4 "2018-11-29T14:48:06Z")

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@Mani_96590 can you check the file permissions on `C:\Program Files\Elasticsearch\kibana-6.4.3-windows-x86_64\optimize.babelcache.json` to ensure the user you're using is able to open that file?

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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:** [December 27, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-starting-kibana-in-command-prompt/158492/5 "2018-12-27T14:48:11Z")

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