# \[Solved\] Mattermost Omnibus - Can't change Config - Security Reasons

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/solved-mattermost-omnibus-cant-change-config-security-reasons/17310>\
**Category:** Command Line Interface\
**Created:** [November 14, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/solved-mattermost-omnibus-cant-change-config-security-reasons/17310 "2023-11-14T13:13:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fffjjjggg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fffjjjggg](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/fffjjjggg)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/solved-mattermost-omnibus-cant-change-config-security-reasons/17310/1 "2023-11-14T13:13:44Z")

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**Summary:**  
Code:  
`mmctl config set PluginSettings.EnableUploads true`  
Result:  
`Error: : Changing PluginSettings.EnableUploads is not allowed due to security reasons.`

**My set-up:**  
Mattermost omnibus edition on a remote Ubuntu 20.04 server I have SSH’d into. The config is stored in the database (there is no config.json) which I believe is the default for this distribution.

Before running the above code I also run `mmctl auth login http://localhost:8065`, enter my credentials, and get ‘credentials … stored’.

Furthermore, I can edit the setting via `mmctl config edit` and save & exit the file, and it says something like ‘config changed successfully’, but upon running `mmctl config show` immediately afterwards (or `mmctl config edit` again), it is evident that the change has not been stored.

I get the same result whether I run `mmctl` or `/bin/mmctl`.

Your help would be much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![fffjjjggg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fffjjjggg](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/fffjjjggg)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/solved-mattermost-omnibus-cant-change-config-security-reasons/17310/2 "2023-11-16T22:10:00Z")

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If you had just read the instructions for setting up a Mattermost omnibus server, you would have realised that the instructions for enabling plugins are handled by the yaml mmomni.yml file in /etc/mattermost folder on the server. Instructions are below:  
[https://docs.mattermost.com/install/installing-mattermost-omnibus.html#configure-mattermost-omnibus](https://docs.mattermost.com/install/installing-mattermost-omnibus.html#configure-mattermost-omnibus)

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**Author:** ![john.combs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/john.combs/32/7118_2.png) [@john.combs](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/john.combs)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/solved-mattermost-omnibus-cant-change-config-security-reasons/17310/3 "2023-11-22T01:46:04Z")

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Thanks so much for following up with the solution/clarification, fffjjjggg! And I’m glad to hear you were able to get it figured out. Happy Mattermosting out there!