# Error while linking: \[Errno 13\] Permission denied

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-linking-errno-13-permission-denied/24962>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [July 12, 2017, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-linking-errno-13-permission-denied/24962 "2017-07-12T09:54:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Swapnil\_Bendekar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swapnil\_Bendekar1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Swapnil_Bendekar1)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-linking-errno-13-permission-denied/24962/1 "2017-07-12T09:54:49Z")

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Hello Folks,

With Ansible(2.3.0.0) and python(2.6.6), executing ansible playbook from webadmin user.  
Using remote\_user = ansible (in ansible.cfg )for passwordless authentication.  
While creating symlink, getting Error while linking: [Errno 13] Permission denied

file:  
src: /path/to/be/linked  
dest: “{{dest\_home}}/{{dest\_app}}”  
state: link  
follow: True  
force: True

Appreciate your help to resolve this issue.

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-linking-errno-13-permission-denied/24962/2 "2017-07-18T03:33:44Z")

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It is a permissions issue, check if you can create files in the target  
directory.