# Strange error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/strange-error/201437>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 27, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/strange-error/201437 "2019-09-27T16:32:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/strange-error/201437/2 "2019-09-27T16:35:49Z")

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> [@BeMoore](#):
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> error=\>#\<ArgumentError: Path "/var/lib/logstash" must be a writable directory. It is not writable

What are the permissions set to on /var/lib/logstash?

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