# Build error: permission denied to create extension "vector"

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/build-error-permission-denied-to-create-extension-vector/378562
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 14, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/build-error-permission-denied-to-create-extension-vector/378562 "2025-08-14T10:40:21Z")
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/build-error-permission-denied-to-create-extension-vector/378562/2 "2025-08-14T10:55:01Z")

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Are you doing this as a root user (ran `sudo -s` before this)?

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