# ERROR! Problem running vault password script /space/build/ansible-vault-password.txt (\[Errno 8\] Exec format error: '/space/build/ansible-vault-password.txt'). If this is not a script, remove the executable bit from the file.

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**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 6, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-problem-running-vault-password-script-space-build-ansible-vault-password-txt-errno-8-exec-format-error-space-build-ansible-vault-password-txt-if-this-is-not-a-script-remove-the-executable-bit-from-the-file/37626 "2023-02-06T18:18:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![sowmithri\_d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@sowmithri\_d](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sowmithri_d)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-problem-running-vault-password-script-space-build-ansible-vault-password-txt-errno-8-exec-format-error-space-build-ansible-vault-password-txt-if-this-is-not-a-script-remove-the-executable-bit-from-the-file/37626/1 "2023-02-06T18:18:19Z")

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Hello,  
Can any help me to fix this issue.  
I am facing an below error while executing ansible script

ERROR! Problem running vault password script /space/build/ansible-vault-password.txt ([Errno 8] Exec format error: ‘/space/build/ansible-vault-password.txt’). If this is not a script, remove the executable bit from the file.

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**Author:** ![sivel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/sivel/32/1198_2.png) [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-problem-running-vault-password-script-space-build-ansible-vault-password-txt-errno-8-exec-format-error-space-build-ansible-vault-password-txt-if-this-is-not-a-script-remove-the-executable-bit-from-the-file/37626/2 "2023-02-06T18:23:56Z")

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The error pretty much explains it. That file seems to be a regular text file, but has the execute bit set. If the execute bit (permission) is applied to the file, it is treated as a script, and not a flat file to read the password from.

In your case, it seems you need to run `chmod -x /space/build/ansible-vault-password.txt`

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**Author:** ![sowmithri\_d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@sowmithri\_d](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sowmithri_d)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-problem-running-vault-password-script-space-build-ansible-vault-password-txt-errno-8-exec-format-error-space-build-ansible-vault-password-txt-if-this-is-not-a-script-remove-the-executable-bit-from-the-file/37626/3 "2023-02-06T18:48:08Z")

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Hi Martz,

Running `chmod -x /space/build/ansible-vault-password.txt` command facing the same error

–Sowmithri