# No write access to destination

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**Category:** Live TV & DVR\
**Tags:** livetv-dvr, server-linux\
**Created:** [January 4, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-write-access-to-destination/865095 "2024-01-04T20:13:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-write-access-to-destination/865095/2 "2024-01-05T22:17:15Z")

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How are you mounting the drive? This will impact the permissions for the directories underneath.

- internal / USB connected drives → [Linux Tips - #2 by ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/2)
- CIFS/SMB network share → [Linux Tips - #4 by ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/4)
- NFS network share → [Linux Tips - #5 by ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/5)

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