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title: Static IP Address Error
slug: edgemanager/troubleshooting/static-ip-address-error
description: Learn how to resolve an error when setting a static IP address. 
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createdAt: 2024-03-07T21:30:45.876Z
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When following the steps to [Set a Static IP Address](docId\:eu1MB0qeHF67YNC6i3ohh), you may see the following error message. 

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If you face an error like this 
Error occured: Failed to set network interface configuration: Network interface configuration error: \*\* (generate:33344): WARNING \*\*: 12:51:35.007: Permissions for /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml are too open
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#  Resolution

Change permissions on the config files with the following command. 

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sudo chmod 600 /etc/netplan/\*.yaml
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