# Security of a category keeps reverting back

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-of-a-category-keeps-reverting-back/251791>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [January 14, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-of-a-category-keeps-reverting-back/251791 "2023-01-14T17:32:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-of-a-category-keeps-reverting-back/251791/6 "2023-01-15T04:00:07Z")

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> [@Nick\_Tomlinson](#):
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> One of my forums categories keeps reverting back to everyone can see ( I made it private for certain trust levels & groups)

Have you _removed_ any permissions from the `everyone` group? If you haven’t done that, you’ll see this message:

> This category is public, everyone can see, reply and create posts. To restrict permissions, remove one or more of the permissions granted to the “everyone” group.

In this state, when you click Save, nothing will be saved.

> [@Nick\_Tomlinson](#):
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> yes i do, then either instantly or a day or so changes back by itself

Does it persist through a page reload? If not, it’s probably not being saved correctly. Are you behind a subfolder or proxy? Do any errors show up in the JS console (F12)?

If it does, is there anything in your admin logs? Check `/admin/logs/staff_action_logs` and filter by “change category settings”.

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