From 457b411f3ccc563ff3457a6d458f02167bb37908 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alloy Networks <45832257+alloyxrp@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:49:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Tip to change permissions on rippled.cfg

Make the rippled.cfg file readable only by the rippled user and root, with 0600
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 .../configuration/run-rippled-as-a-validator.md                 | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/content/tutorials/manage-the-rippled-server/configuration/run-rippled-as-a-validator.md b/content/tutorials/manage-the-rippled-server/configuration/run-rippled-as-a-validator.md
index d42d479233..d57bf38afd 100644
--- a/content/tutorials/manage-the-rippled-server/configuration/run-rippled-as-a-validator.md
+++ b/content/tutorials/manage-the-rippled-server/configuration/run-rippled-as-a-validator.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ On your validator:
 
       - The `server_state` value should be _**proposing**_.
 
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+**Security Tip:** Change the permissions on your `rippled.cfg` file to be more restrictive. On Linux it is recommended to be `0600`. You can do this with `chmod 0600 rippled.cfg`
 
 ## 4. Connect to the network