# Failed to update Discourse new version

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-update-discourse-new-version/234801>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [August 2, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-update-discourse-new-version/234801 "2022-08-02T10:14:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-update-discourse-new-version/234801/4 "2022-08-02T12:11:23Z")

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You need to run as user root.

Do a

```
sudo su -

```

Before the cd command

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