# \[SOLVED\] Gpio\_issues: Error Operation not permitted

**URL:** <https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/solved-gpio-issues-error-operation-not-permitted/2179>\
**Category:** mangOH Red Orange Starter Kit\
**Created:** [November 29, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/solved-gpio-issues-error-operation-not-permitted/2179 "2018-11-29T11:27:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![SRNV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SRNV](https://mangoh.discourse.group/u/SRNV)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/solved-gpio-issues-error-operation-not-permitted/2179/1 "2018-11-29T11:27:29Z")

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I’m triyng to activate my gpio in pin 22 like in the demo of the sample App “PowerLed”  
but I’m getting this error

```auto
Nov 29 11:42:52 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.err kernel: [10237.486788] gpio-9 (sysfs): _gpiod_direction_output_raw: tried to set a GPIO tied to an IRQ as output
Nov 29 11:42:52 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.emerg Legato: *EMR* | gpioService[1399]/sysfsGpio T=main | gpioSysfsUtils.c WriteSysGpioSignalAttr() 202 | Failed to write out to GPIO config /sys/class/gpio/gpio22/direction. Error Operation not permitted
Nov 29 11:42:52 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.err kernel: [10237.535876] gpio-9 (sysfs): _gpiod_direction_output_raw: tried to set a GPIO tied to an IRQ as output
Nov 29 11:42:52 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.emerg Legato: *EMR* | gpioService[1399]/sysfsGpio T=main | gpioSysfsUtils.c WriteSysGpioSignalAttr() 202 | Failed to write out to GPIO config /sys/class/gpio/gpio22/direction. Error Operation not permitted
Nov 29 11:42:52 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.err Legato: =ERR= | gpioService[1399]/sysfsGpio T=main | gpioSysfsUtils.c gpioSysfs_Activate() 751 | Failed to set Direction on GPIO gpio22
Nov 29 11:42:52 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.emerg Legato: *EMR* | gpioService[1399]/sysfsGpio T=main | gpioSysfsUtils.c gpioSysfs_SetChangeCallback() 596 | Only one change handler can be registered
Nov 29 11:42:52 swi-mdm9x28-wp user.info Legato: INFO | gpioService[1399]/sysfsGpio T=main | gpioSysfsUtils.c gpioSysfs_SessionCloseHandlerFunc() 1178 | Releasing GPIO 22

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**Author:** ![asyal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/mangoh.discourse.group/asyal/32/78_2.png) [@asyal](https://mangoh.discourse.group/u/asyal)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/solved-gpio-issues-error-operation-not-permitted/2179/2 "2018-11-30T00:31:26Z")

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Can you share your code?