# Logstash / Docker / Root (RW) access

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-docker-root-rw-access/345600>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [October 23, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-docker-root-rw-access/345600 "2023-10-23T22:12:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phildefer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@Phildefer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Phildefer)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-docker-root-rw-access/345600/1 "2023-10-23T22:12:59Z")

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Hi,  
I'd like to have a root access to my container logstash. I would like to do things that the logstash user doesn't allow (updating packages with apt update, adding packages like nano with apt install nano, etc).  
How can I do that ?  
Thx

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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:** [November 20, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-docker-root-rw-access/345600/2 "2023-11-20T22:13:41Z")

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