Can't find configuration file

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Hello guys, I would need some help. Installed HA via hassbian, but now i cant find configuration file?..

HA works.

can you please help me find configuration file?

here is a screenshot: http://imgur.com/a/FVK2L

i also cant access homeassistant folder via samba ( probably because it’s empty? ). Screenshot: http://imgur.com/a/P0vr2

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in HA, click info button on the left, under dev. tools. Under HA version number should state where your conf files is located… :smiley:

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it says Path to configuration.yaml: /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant

but there is nothing in there? :open_mouth:

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or i somehow just can’t see it?

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Dude, your config file is in the printscreen :smile:

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it’s not the right one, i created this one myself :frowning: it’s empty…

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In all linux distributions, files/directories that start with a . are hidden. I don’t use Windows, but there must be a way in winscp to show hidden files,

the full path to your configuration files is:

/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant

note the . before the final homeassistant/

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I know it’s a newbie question, but hey, im a newbie :slight_smile: how can i access to hidden files? i can’t see them via winSCP.

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This should help you out
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_pref_panels

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Found it!!! thank you :slight_smile:
but happiness ended shortly:

http://imgur.com/a/HhvZE - cant save configuration file - no permissions?

one more question… i installed Samba, but can’t access to that folder: http://imgur.com/a/Al7Kv

is this because all the things inside are hidden? can i solve this one anyhow?

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Advanced -> SCP - > set shell to ‘sudo su -’

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Sorry, mine is in Dutch.

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I did it like you guided me, but it still says

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and i get similar thing in SSH putty

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When using putty, are you opening the editor using sudo?

sudo nano configuration.yaml
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Use the same password that you use to login thru putty.

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it didnt work with any password. I’ve searched youtube and found a tutorial how to change root’s password and login as root. now it works.

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In all Linux distributions, the password is not echoed back when you type it in, so it seems to not work. This is done on purpose. Be aware that root has the power to do anything on your system so be very careful when running it. I’ve seen to many people ruin their systems by running a command that won’t do anything as a normal user, but when run as root it can have pretty drastic consequences.

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Thank you for your warm warning. I do not play with root user, i only wanted root because i wasnt able to change / rewrite configuration.yaml with PI user :frowning: