# Snapshot path problem

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-path-problem/102048>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 28, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-path-problem/102048 "2017-09-28T01:54:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![jogoinar10](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jogoinar10/32/20068_2.png) [@jogoinar10](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jogoinar10)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-path-problem/102048/1 "2017-09-28T01:54:58Z")

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I'm using centos and I can do snapshot when my repo path is in /mnt dir.  
If i use other directory, I encountered an error.

Any thoughts? TIA

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**Author:** ![mujtabahussain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mujtabahussain/32/17514_2.png) [@mujtabahussain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mujtabahussain)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-path-problem/102048/2 "2017-09-28T02:21:48Z")

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Hi! Have you tried comparing the permissions on the `/mnt/` folder to the other folder?

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**Author:** ![jogoinar10](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jogoinar10/32/20068_2.png) [@jogoinar10](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jogoinar10)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-path-problem/102048/3 "2017-09-28T02:29:13Z")

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Yes. It's just the same.

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**Author:** ![mujtabahussain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mujtabahussain/32/17514_2.png) [@mujtabahussain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mujtabahussain)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-path-problem/102048/4 "2017-09-28T14:01:44Z")

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What error are you getting?

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**Author:** ![jogoinar10](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jogoinar10/32/20068_2.png) [@jogoinar10](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jogoinar10)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-path-problem/102048/5 "2017-10-02T03:32:35Z")

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a permission error.  
but i already change the permission and give the ownership to 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:** [October 2, 2017, 5:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-path-problem/102048/6 "2017-10-02T05:56:40Z")

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> [@jogoinar10](#):
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> a permission error.

Please provide the entire error.

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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:** [October 30, 2017, 5:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-path-problem/102048/7 "2017-10-30T05:56:44Z")

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