# getting ssl\_ctx client key error from unbound-control 

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/getting-ssl-ctx-client-key-error-from-unbound-control/37291>\
**Category:** Customizing Pi-hole\
**Created:** [August 16, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/getting-ssl-ctx-client-key-error-from-unbound-control/37291 "2020-08-16T15:56:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![vitachaos](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/vitachaos/32/12255_2.png) [@vitachaos](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/vitachaos)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/getting-ssl-ctx-client-key-error-from-unbound-control/37291/1 "2020-08-16T15:56:23Z")

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Does anyone have a clue why am I getting this error?

```auto
$ unbound-control verbosity 5
error: Error setting up SSL_CTX client key and cert
548001674288:error:0200100D:system library:fopen:Permission denied:../crypto/bio/bss_file.c:290:fopen('/etc/unbound/unbound_control.pem','r')
548001674288:error:20074002:BIO routines:file_ctrl:system lib:../crypto/bio/bss_file.c:292:
548001674288:error:140DC002:SSL routines:use_certificate_chain_file:system lib:../ssl/ssl_rsa.c:615:

```

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**Author:** ![yubiuser](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/yubiuser/32/12100_2.png) [@yubiuser](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/yubiuser)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/getting-ssl-ctx-client-key-error-from-unbound-control/37291/2 "2020-08-16T19:47:48Z")

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Best approach might be to ask unbound related questions in the unbound mailing list

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