# lineinfile module gives error: "chown failed: \[Errno 1\] Operation not permitted:

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-module-gives-error-chown-failed-errno-1-operation-not-permitted/27417>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [May 1, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-module-gives-error-chown-failed-errno-1-operation-not-permitted/27417 "2018-05-01T02:03:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![arnab\_sen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@arnab\_sen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/arnab_sen)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-module-gives-error-chown-failed-errno-1-operation-not-permitted/27417/1 "2018-05-01T02:03:48Z")

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**_Playbook_**  
I am trying to chnage some test in a property file using “lineinfile” module. I am getting the below exception.  
On my host, there is a sudo user (testuser). sudo method is “sudo su - testuser”

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**Author:** ![Malcolm\_Hussain-Gamb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90db22/32.png) [@Malcolm\_Hussain-Gamb](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Malcolm_Hussain-Gamb)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-module-gives-error-chown-failed-errno-1-operation-not-permitted/27417/2 "2018-05-01T18:30:43Z")

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You're trying to change the ownership of a file to root, you need to be root to do that

Cheers

Malcolm