# Why is there a category that I can't modify

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-a-category-that-i-cant-modify/212445
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 17, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-a-category-that-i-cant-modify/212445 "2021-12-17T13:27:19Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-a-category-that-i-cant-modify/212445/2 "2021-12-17T13:43:30Z")

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It could be the category name you picked. Someone had an issue with Finnish letters in this recent topic, and this was suggested as a solution:

> [@Cannot delete or edit categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-or-edit-categories/212415/2):
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> If you can get to rails then you can do something like /var/discourse/launcher enter app rails c c=Category.find(123) c.name='safe name' c.save You’ll need to type a q to get out of the viewer after the find. 123 is the category I’d.

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