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# Management Cluster Creation Fails Due to /etc/nodelet Folder Creation Failure.

## Problem

The Management cluster creation command `airctl advanced-ddu create-mgmt` is failing due to below mentioned permission error:

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```javascript
#  airctl advanced-ddu create-mgmt --config /opt/pf9/airctl/conf/airctl-config.yaml
...

2023-11-17T16:54:13.460Z	info	Creating node state dir: /etc/nodelet/airctl-mgmt

2023-11-17T16:54:13.460Z	info	Failed to Parse Cluster Config: Failed to generate custom hosts file: Failed to create dir: mkdir /etc/nodelet: permission denied

Failed to create nodelet cluster: Failed to Parse Cluster Config: Failed to generate custom hosts file: Failed to create dir: mkdir /etc/nodelet: permission denied
Error: Failed to Parse Cluster Config: Failed to generate custom hosts file: Failed to create dir: mkdir /etc/nodelet: permission denied
Usage:
  airctl advanced-ddu create-mgmt [flags]

Flags:
  -h, --help   help for create-mgmt

Global Flags:
      --config string   config file (default is $HOME/airctl-config.yaml)
      --json            json output for commands (configure-hosts only currently)
      --quiet           disable spinners
      --verbose         print verbose logs to the console

Failed to Parse Cluster Config: Failed to generate custom hosts file: Failed to create dir: mkdir /etc/nodelet: permission denied
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Environment

* Self Managed Cloud Platform9 v-5.9.1.

## Workaround

Manually create the folder `/etc/nodelet.`

## Answer

The mentioned issue is resolved in the SMCP-5.9.2 release.

## Additional Information

The jira associated with the above fix is AIR-1248.


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