# Docker-compose permission denied

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/docker-compose-permission-denied/1401>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [June 12, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/docker-compose-permission-denied/1401 "2021-06-12T21:28:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![ClarionChain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@ClarionChain](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ClarionChain)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/docker-compose-permission-denied/1401/1 "2021-06-12T21:28:15Z")

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ubuntu running in a vm on a mac. umbrel gives error /usr/local/bin/docker-compose permission denied.

chmod 777 docker-compose fails.

what makes it work?