# Pihole is functional, but cannot access admin web interface

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-is-functional-but-cannot-access-admin-web-interface/25716>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [November 30, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-is-functional-but-cannot-access-admin-web-interface/25716 "2019-11-30T18:02:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![qmmur](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/7ea924/32.png) [@qmmur](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/qmmur)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-is-functional-but-cannot-access-admin-web-interface/25716/1 "2019-11-30T18:02:32Z")

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#### Please follow the below template, it will help us to help you!

## Expected Behaviour:

I should be able to go to the admin interface via pi.hole/admin or directly via 192.168.178.48 (the static IP).

## Actual Behaviour:

Cannot load the admin interface via either of the methods (ip or pi.hole/admin, lighttpd service does not start and even taking ownership of the /var/log/lighttpd folder and files within does not fix the problem as suggested in other threads: [Pi-hole no web interface access and lighttpd.service failed to start](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-no-web-interface-access-and-lighttpd-service-failed-to-start/14225)

## Debug Token:

[https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/ku5h11lkyb](https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/ku5h11lkyb)

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**Author:** ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-is-functional-but-cannot-access-admin-web-interface/25716/2 "2019-11-30T18:06:04Z")

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Run `pihole -r` and select repair. This may fix the problem.

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**Author:** ![qmmur](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/7ea924/32.png) [@qmmur](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/qmmur)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-is-functional-but-cannot-access-admin-web-interface/25716/3 "2019-11-30T23:13:02Z")

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Yep, this did fix the issue. I tried it before and it didn't work - but now it has! Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7c8792f649eeb921c5d2b4c41564ffa873d9a2b8.png) [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-is-functional-but-cannot-access-admin-web-interface/25716/4 "2019-12-21T23:13:04Z")

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