# Snap os-release permission denied

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/snap-os-release-permission-denied/644719>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [October 19, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/snap-os-release-permission-denied/644719 "2020-10-19T23:58:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![CoryOry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/coryory/32/211185_2.png) [@CoryOry](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CoryOry)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/snap-os-release-permission-denied/644719/1 "2020-10-19T23:58:06Z")

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Server Version#: 1.20.3.3437-f1f08d65b  
Player Version#:

Has anyone encountered `/var/lib/snapd/hostfs/etc/os-release: Permission denied` before?

I’ve checked the permissions on the hostos and even changed them to rwx-rx-rx but still fails.

```auto
╭─cory@uranium /etc
╰─$ ls -al os-release
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Aug 17 13:31 os-release -> ../usr/lib/os-release
╭─cory@uranium /etc
╰─$
╭─cory@uranium /etc
╰─$ ls -al ../usr/lib/os-release
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 382 Aug 17 13:31 ../usr/lib/os-release
╭─cory@uranium /etc
╰─$ sudo chmod 755 ../usr/lib/os-release

```

Full snap logs:

```auto
2020-10-19T23:53:11Z systemd[1]: Started Service for snap application plexmediaserver.plexmediaserver.
2020-10-19T23:53:12Z plexmediaserver.plexmediaserver[125084]: grep: /var/lib/snapd/hostfs/etc/os-release: Permission denied
2020-10-19T23:53:12Z plexmediaserver.plexmediaserver[125089]: grep: /var/lib/snapd/hostfs/etc/os-release: Permission denied
2020-10-19T23:53:12Z systemd[1]: snap.plexmediaserver.plexmediaserver.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/EXCEPTION
2020-10-19T23:53:12Z systemd[1]: snap.plexmediaserver.plexmediaserver.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
2020-10-19T23:53:12Z systemd[1]: snap.plexmediaserver.plexmediaserver.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
2020-10-19T23:53:12Z systemd[1]: Stopped Service for snap application plexmediaserver.plexmediaserver.
2020-10-19T23:53:12Z systemd[1]: snap.plexmediaserver.plexmediaserver.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
2020-10-19T23:53:12Z systemd[1]: snap.plexmediaserver.plexmediaserver.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
2020-10-19T23:53:12Z systemd[1]: Failed to start Service for snap application plexmediaserver.plexmediaserver.

```

I have just performed a full server upgrade to Ubuntu 20 LTS (I’m not sure from what). Snap says this was refreshed 4 days ago

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/snap-os-release-permission-denied/644719/2 "2021-01-17T23:58:16Z")

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