# Issues with Path.repo / repository for Backing Up Clusters

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issues-with-path-repo-repository-for-backing-up-clusters/50720>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 23, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issues-with-path-repo-repository-for-backing-up-clusters/50720 "2016-05-23T13:02:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![arianayay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@arianayay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arianayay)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issues-with-path-repo-repository-for-backing-up-clusters/50720/1 "2016-05-23T13:02:58Z")

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Hi Everyone,

I am not able to create a repository mentioned in this article of elasticsearch site: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/backing-up-your-cluster.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/backing-up-your-cluster.html)

I have already configured the folder path in elasticsearch.yml file for all nodes master/data.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/5/5e48b1333c11bc92d8fb509f89c9deb175cf3908.PNG)

I have also granted everyone an access for the folders of the repository in each node.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/6/6123c61c9f060741ea3f0f134c81285384103b54.PNG)

But I still encounter this error

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/b/bd03555b3e076c5d09c42bb5d6aaa3dc3ab8d8d3.PNG)

Can you advise as to what I've missed? Have i configured it the wrong way? I'm still a beginner in Elasticsearch.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issues-with-path-repo-repository-for-backing-up-clusters/50720/2 "2016-05-24T20:41:46Z")

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Is that path a shard drive on all the nodes, or just a local disk with a similar path name?

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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, 10:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issues-with-path-repo-repository-for-backing-up-clusters/50720/3 "2017-07-05T22:49:21Z")

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