# Error when attempting to permanently delete as moderator
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-attempting-to-permanently-delete-as-moderator/222284
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** permanently-delete
**Created:** [March 29, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-attempting-to-permanently-delete-as-moderator/222284 "2022-03-29T08:26:24Z")
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-attempting-to-permanently-delete-as-moderator/222284/1 "2022-03-29T08:26:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Introducing permanently delete post functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-permanently-delete-post-functionality/207109/11):
While testing to see if a moderator had the ability to Permanently Delete a post I noticed that the Permanently Delete option is avaible in the moderator’s post wrench, but will generate a `403 Forbidden` error when used.
- Enable hidden site setting `can_permanently_delete`
- (soft) Delete a post
- Use test moderator to Permanently Delete from deleted post’s wrench menu
- “Sorry, an error has occurred” message
- 403 Forbidden error in console
Is this setting meant to be Admin only?
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### Author:  [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 9:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-attempting-to-permanently-delete-as-moderator/222284/2 "2022-03-29T09:17:15Z")
From what I read at
> [@Introducing permanently delete post functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-permanently-delete-post-functionality/207109/1):
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> posts can be permanently deleted by the same administrator who deleted the post only after 5 minutes have passed OR by a different administrator immediately.
It looks like the feature is meant to be admins only. However, it seems like the option being shown to moderators could be a bug.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-attempting-to-permanently-delete-as-moderator/222284/5 "2022-04-01T00:09:20Z")
Thanks heaps for reporting, @nbianca fixed this per:
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/16348](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/16348)
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-attempting-to-permanently-delete-as-moderator/222284/6 "2022-04-01T00:09:25Z")