# \-su: /var/lib/one/.one/one\_auth: Permission denied

**URL:** <https://forum.opennebula.io/t/su-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied/4764>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [August 12, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/su-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied/4764 "2017-08-12T09:58:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Neha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Neha](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Neha)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/su-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied/4764/1 "2017-08-12T09:58:05Z")

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When I run the command “echo “oneadmin:mypassword” \> ~/.one/one\_auth” as oneadmin as shown below:

oneadmin@neha-HP-Compaq-8100-Elite-CMT-PC:~$ echo “oneadmin:mypassword” \> ~/.one/one\_auth

I encountered this error “-su: /var/lib/one/.one/one\_auth: Permission denied”. Please anyone shed some light on the reason behind and suggest possible solutions.

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**Author:** ![Mathieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@Mathieu](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Mathieu)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/su-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied/4764/2 "2017-08-12T15:25:39Z")

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`su` doesn’t like redirections. You could try this instead: `echo "oneadmin:mypassword" | tee /var/lib/one/.one/one_auth` (add `-a` to `tee` so that instead of overwriting the file, it adds the line)

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**Author:** ![marcindulak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@marcindulak](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/marcindulak)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/su-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied/4764/3 "2017-08-12T19:13:50Z")

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Please do not open multiple threads about the same issue.This is the fourth thread about the same problem:

[https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-auth-file-is-not-present?source\_topic\_id=4764](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-auth-file-is-not-present?source_topic_id=4764)[https://forum.opennebula.io/t/cat-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied?source\_topic\_id=4764](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/cat-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied?source_topic_id=4764)[https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-auth-file-is-not-present-in-opennebula?source\_topic\_id=4764](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-auth-file-is-not-present-in-opennebula?source_topic_id=4764)

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**Author:** ![Neha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Neha](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Neha)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/su-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied/4764/4 "2017-08-14T04:43:40Z")

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> OK.
> 
> Please do not open multiple threads about the same issue.This is the  
> fourth thread about the same problem:
> 
> [https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-auth-file-is-not-present](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-auth-file-is-not-present)
> 
> [https://forum.opennebula.io/t/cat-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/cat-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied)
> 
> [https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-auth-file-is-not-present-in-opennebula](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-auth-file-is-not-present-in-opennebula)
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**Author:** ![Neha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Neha](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Neha)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/su-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied/4764/5 "2017-08-14T06:34:24Z")

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Again got the same error as

tee: /var/lib/one/.one/one\_auth: Permission denied

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**Author:** ![Mathieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@Mathieu](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Mathieu)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/su-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied/4764/6 "2017-08-14T07:19:48Z")

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What are the permissions of that file?

```bash
ls -al /var/lib/one/.one/one_auth
lsattr /var/lib/one/.one/one_auth

```

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**Author:** ![Neha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Neha](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Neha)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/su-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied/4764/7 "2017-08-14T10:04:10Z")

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Cannot access these commands.

 ![5](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/opennebula/original/2X/b/b39bacc37823a00501ab5ca4341b1455430e5061.jpg)

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**Author:** ![marcindulak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@marcindulak](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/marcindulak)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/su-var-lib-one-one-one-auth-permission-denied/4764/8 "2017-08-14T10:35:02Z")

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@Mathieu : there is a redundant discussion going on at [https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-auth-file-is-not-present-in-opennebula](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-auth-file-is-not-present-in-opennebula) - there is more information there - let’s move to that thread and abandon this one.