# Hello got a quick question.. I am using \`walkdir\` to scan the file system for file

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hello-got-a-quick-question-i-am-using-walkdir-to-scan-the-file-system-for-file/54194
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [January 29, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hello-got-a-quick-question-i-am-using-walkdir-to-scan-the-file-system-for-file/54194 "2021-01-29T17:01:24Z")
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I am using `walkdir` to scan the file system for files. I am running into an error where everything craps the bed at the first sign of a file that has too high of permissions. I see that `walkdir` accepts `onerror=throws`. What would I need to do to modify `throws` or to write my own function to handle the permissions issues. I just want it to skip over them.  
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#### Post date: [January 29, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hello-got-a-quick-question-i-am-using-walkdir-to-scan-the-file-system-for-file/54194/2 "2021-01-29T17:07:46Z")

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Just pass `identity` to `onerror` like this:

```julia
walkdir(path; onerror = identity)

```