# Unable to start FileBeat Due to Restrictions **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [May 24, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-filebeat-due-to-restrictions/182650 "2019-05-24T13:00:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![premkumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e99b99/32.png) [@premkumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/premkumar)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-filebeat-due-to-restrictions/182650/1 "2019-05-24T13:00:35Z")
Hi Team, I have been trying to start the file beat but getting the following error while starting. Exiting: error loading config file: config file ("filebeat.yml") can only be writable by the owner but the permissions are "-rwxrwx---" (to fix the permissions use: 'chmod go-w /home/dev/Desktop/filebeat-7.1.0-linux-x86\_64.tar/filebeat-7.1.0-linux-x86\_64/filebeat.yml') Please find the access for the file [dev@devlinux filebeat-7.1.0-linux-x86\_64]$ ls -al filebeat.yml -rwxrwx--- 1 dev dev 7779 May 24 07:20 filebeat.yml Please help in starting the file beat. ---
**Author:** ![BennyInc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bennyinc/32/21751_2.png) [@BennyInc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BennyInc)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-filebeat-due-to-restrictions/182650/2 "2019-05-24T13:04:30Z")
Did you try the chmod like the error permission suggested? The dev group currently has write permission on filebeat.yml, which filebeat doesn't allow. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-filebeat-due-to-restrictions/182650/3 "2019-06-21T13:15:20Z")
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