# Error loading config: Unable to write to log file. /data/logs/access.log

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**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 29, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/error-loading-config-unable-to-write-to-log-file-data-logs-access-log/2539 "2023-03-29T18:55:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![tko76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@tko76](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/tko76)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/error-loading-config-unable-to-write-to-log-file-data-logs-access-log/2539/1 "2023-03-29T18:55:39Z")

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Updated to 1.28.0. Now I cannot for the life of me get Vaultwarden config loaded. Seeing the following error:

/--------------------------------------------------------------------  
| Starting Vaultwarden |

| Version 1.28.0 |
| --- |
| This is an _unofficial_ Bitwarden implementation, DO NOT use the |
| … |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------/ |

Error loading config:  
Unable to write to log file. /data/logs/access.log

Any help on what could be wrong. I’ve exhausted all of my Google searches for help. Thanks in advance!

Todd

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**Author:** ![stefan0xC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vaultwarden.discourse.group/stefan0xc/32/1765_2.png) [@stefan0xC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/stefan0xC)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/error-loading-config-unable-to-write-to-log-file-data-logs-access-log/2539/2 "2023-03-29T18:59:53Z")

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Looks like you’ve set `LOG_FILE=/data/logs/access.log` - does the folder `/data/logs` exist? Does vaultwarden have write permissions for this directory?

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**Author:** ![tko76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@tko76](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/tko76)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/error-loading-config-unable-to-write-to-log-file-data-logs-access-log/2539/3 "2023-03-29T20:53:30Z")

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Thank you. I switched to just /data and that fixed the issue. DUH.