# Access Denied: admin is missing the Overall/Read permission

**URL:** <https://community.jenkins.io/t/access-denied-admin-is-missing-the-overall-read-permission/7747>\
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**Created:** [June 1, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/access-denied-admin-is-missing-the-overall-read-permission/7747 "2023-06-01T09:26:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yusuf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/c68b51/32.png) [@Yusuf](https://community.jenkins.io/u/Yusuf)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/access-denied-admin-is-missing-the-overall-read-permission/7747/1 "2023-06-01T09:26:48Z")

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Hello everyone,  
when I log into Jenkins, I immediately get an error message “Access denied(admin is missing the Overall/Read permission)” and as a result I can no longer operate my Jenkins.  
[See screenshot]

 ![Accsess denied](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/jenkins/original/2X/3/3566c990cba9d3de323478b35cc40ed1a7934920.png)  
how to fix that?  
please let me know, what needs to be done in order to get the access again to my Jenkins.  
Thank you in advance.  
Yusuf

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**Author:** ![mawinter69](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/mawinter69/32/1625_2.png) [@mawinter69](https://community.jenkins.io/u/mawinter69)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 10:01am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/access-denied-admin-is-missing-the-overall-read-permission/7747/2 "2023-06-01T10:01:52Z")

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You obviously removed the Administer permission for this user.  
Check the file $JENKINS\_HOME\config.xml  
There you should see the permissions normally. Depending on which authorization strategy you use (matrix or role-strategy) the format looks different.  
You can then stop your Jenkins, fix the permissions in the file and then restart Jenkins

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**Author:** ![Yusuf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/c68b51/32.png) [@Yusuf](https://community.jenkins.io/u/Yusuf)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/access-denied-admin-is-missing-the-overall-read-permission/7747/3 "2023-06-01T10:57:18Z")

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Hello Markus,  
i have now access to my Jenkins.  
Many thanks for your help.

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**Author:** ![smuthakana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@smuthakana](https://community.jenkins.io/u/smuthakana)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/access-denied-admin-is-missing-the-overall-read-permission/7747/4 "2023-06-07T22:48:50Z")

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Am seeing same error, while using AD group, let me know the solution

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**Author:** ![lakskrish31](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/lakskrish31/32/4951_2.png) [@lakskrish31](https://community.jenkins.io/u/lakskrish31)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/access-denied-admin-is-missing-the-overall-read-permission/7747/5 "2023-07-20T13:09:43Z")

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I am getting the same error while using AD Group. Please let me know the solution to this.

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**Author:** ![Naved-Ahmad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Naved-Ahmad](https://community.jenkins.io/u/Naved-Ahmad)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 9:23am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/access-denied-admin-is-missing-the-overall-read-permission/7747/6 "2023-09-03T09:23:01Z")

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Hey Markus, please tell me what I need to change in $JENKINS\_HOME\config.xml ?