# Updating ghost to the latest version have permission issue

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/updating-ghost-to-the-latest-version-have-permission-issue/30676>\
**Category:** Developer help\
**Created:** [June 8, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/updating-ghost-to-the-latest-version-have-permission-issue/30676 "2022-06-08T08:39:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Derren\_Evan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Derren\_Evan](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Derren_Evan)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/updating-ghost-to-the-latest-version-have-permission-issue/30676/1 "2022-06-08T08:39:33Z")

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What version of Ghost are you using?

- Ghost 5.1.1

What Node version, database, OS & browser are you using?

- Node version: 14.19.0
- Database: MySQL Version 5.7.38
- Browser: Google chrome Version 102.0.5005.63

What errors or information do you see in the console?

- N/A Since the server cannot be started again

Issue Description

- I’ve recently updated my Ghost tool to the latest version from version 4.22.0 to 5.11. However, now I am unable to do anything when logging into the dashboard via web browser. Specifically, I am unable to publish or unpublish any articles nor signing out of the account. The dashboard keeps showing an error message that says that I don’t have the permission to do that certain action.

How was Ghost installed and configured?

- I was using the Symbolic link to link the current version of ghost folder, while keeping the old version in other folder (previously I did not use this method).

- ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/ghost2/original/3X/7/0/70a7885d02f929c87dc9ab3536c739ed5c5b893c.png)

What steps could someone else take to reproduce the issue you’re having?  
Steps to reproduce:

1. Before updating ghost to the latest version make a copy of the directory of root ghost
2. Make a symbolic link to said folder
3. Update ghost to the latest version with said symbolic link
4. Access the web and try to do changes (Publish, Unpublish, Sign out)Additional Notes

- I wonder if keeping the old version of Ghost in another folder is in fact the root cause of the issue? When I tried to delete the Symbolic link and return it to normal the server can’t be started again.

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**Author:** ![mjw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/mjw/32/30781_2.png) [@mjw](https://forum.ghost.org/u/mjw)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/updating-ghost-to-the-latest-version-have-permission-issue/30676/2 "2022-06-08T16:48:44Z")

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> [@Derren\_Evan](#):
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> Database: MySQL Version 5.7.38

You need to be on MySQL 8 to run Ghost V5. Make sure you meet the prerequisites before performing an upgrade.

> - Ghost’s official production stack is now **Ubuntu 20, Node 16, and MySQL 8**. The big change here is the database layer. We used to support both SQLite and MySQL 5 in production, now we’re all-in on MySQL 8 so we can double down on performance optimizations. Ghost stores a hell of a lot more data than it used to, and this change is really important to keep the architecture stable.

> **[Ghost 5.0](https://ghost.org/changelog/5/)**
>
> The next generation of powerful technology for independent publishers.

> **[Ghost Docs](https://ghost.org/docs/update/)**
>
> Everything you need to know about working with the Ghost professional publishing platform.