# Problem with folder: logs/repl\_history.jl

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-folder-logs-repl-history-jl/23697
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [April 30, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-folder-logs-repl-history-jl/23697 "2019-04-30T14:25:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Afonso\_Dias](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/afonso_dias/32/8241_2.png) [@Afonso\_Dias](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Afonso_Dias)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-folder-logs-repl-history-jl/23697/1 "2019-04-30T14:25:17Z")

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Hi, I am working with Ubuntu/Julia and, when I open julia, this problem  
appear:

**ERROR: SystemError: opening file /home/user/.julia/logs/repl\_history.jl: Permission denied**  
**Stacktrace:**  
\*\* [1] #systemerror#39(::Nothing, ::Function, ::String, ::Bool) at ./error.jl:106\*\*  
\*\* [2] systemerror at ./error.jl:106 [inlined]\*\*  
\*\* [3] #open#293(::Bool, ::Bool, ::Bool, ::Nothing, ::Nothing, ::Function, ::String) at ./iostream.jl:283\*\*  
\*\* [4] #open at ./none:0 [inlined]\*\*  
\*\* [5] setup\_interface(::REPL.LineEditREPL, ::Bool, ::Union{Dict, Array{#s576,1} where #s576\<:Dict}) at /buildworker/worker/package\_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.0/REPL/src/REPL.jl:849\*\*  
\*\* [6] #setup\_interface#47(::Bool, ::Union{Dict, Array{#s575,1} where #s575\<:Dict}, ::Any, ::REPL.LineEditREPL) at /buildworker/worker/package\_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.0/REPL/src/REPL.jl:764\*\*  
\*\* [7] setup\_interface at /buildworker/worker/package\_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.0/REPL/src/REPL.jl:764 [inlined]\*\*  
\*\* [8] (::getfield(Pkg, Symbol(“##1#2”)))(::REPL.LineEditREPL) at /buildworker/worker/package\_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.0/Pkg/src/Pkg.jl:344\*\*  
\*\* [9] \_\_atreplinit(::REPL.LineEditREPL) at ./client.jl:311\*\*  
\*\* [10] #invokelatest#1 at ./essentials.jl:697 [inlined]\*\*  
\*\* [11] invokelatest at ./essentials.jl:696 [inlined]\*\*  
\*\* [12] \_atreplinit at ./client.jl:318 [inlined]\*\*  
\*\* [13] (::getfield(Base, Symbol(“##718#720”)){Bool,Bool,Bool,Bool})(::Module) at ./client.jl:354\*\*  
\*\* [14] #invokelatest#1 at ./essentials.jl:697 [inlined]\*\*  
\*\* [15] invokelatest at ./essentials.jl:696 [inlined]\*\*  
\*\* [16] run\_main\_repl(::Bool, ::Bool, ::Bool, ::Bool, ::Bool) at ./client.jl:339\*\*  
\*\* [17] exec\_options(::Base.JLOptions) at ./client.jl:277\*\*  
\*\* [18] \_start() at ./client.jl:425\*\*

**[ Info: Disabling history file for this session**

I would like to know if someone found this problem ? My version is 1.0.3

Thank you for your attention.

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### Author: ![StefanKarpinski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stefankarpinski/32/24_2.png) [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-folder-logs-repl-history-jl/23697/2 "2019-04-30T15:49:54Z")

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Have you changed the permissions of your `/home/user/.julia/` directory? Is your user name `user`?

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### Author: ![Afonso\_Dias](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/afonso_dias/32/8241_2.png) [@Afonso\_Dias](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Afonso_Dias)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-folder-logs-repl-history-jl/23697/3 "2019-05-01T14:08:43Z")

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My username is not **user**. I will change it. Thanks for your reply.