Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/home/node/.openclaw/agents/main/agent'

after containter is built and go into the setup, getting the following error after entering my key in:

(installing on personal VSP - rocky 9.7)

Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/home/node/.openclaw/agents/main/agent'

On a fresh OpenClaw Docker install, the containers run as the node user (UID/GID 1000) and expect to write runtime state under /home/node/.openclaw (agents, sessions, workspace, etc.). In the default compose file, that path is bind-mounted from the host—often from a root-owned directory (like /root/.openclaw) or a directory created by root during install—so inside the container the node user can’t create subfolders.
below is a script to fix it.

is this a known issue?
is there a fix for this?

i created a script to fix it. however, how do i get back to the setup now that i can write to the container?

OPENCLAW_ROOT="/opt/openclaw"
STATE_DIR="${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/state"
WORKSPACE_DIR="${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/workspace"
OPENCLAW_UID="1000"
OPENCLAW_GID="1000"
cd "${OPENCLAW_ROOT}"
test -f .env || { echo "ERROR: ${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/.env not found"; exit 1; }
docker compose version >/dev/null
mkdir -p "${STATE_DIR}"
mkdir -p "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
command -v chcon >/dev/null 2>&1 && chcon -Rt container_file_t "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}" || true
chown -R "${OPENCLAW_UID}:${OPENCLAW_GID}" "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
chmod -R u+rwX,go+rX "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
cp -a .env ".env.bak.$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ)"
if grep -q '^OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=' .env; then
  sed -i "s|^OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=.*|OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=${STATE_DIR}|" .env
else
  echo "OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=${STATE_DIR}" >> .env
fi
if grep -q '^OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=' .env; then
  sed -i "s|^OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=.*|OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=${WORKSPACE_DIR}|" .env
else
  echo "OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=${WORKSPACE_DIR}" >> .env
fi
docker compose down
docker compose up -d

OPENCLAW_ROOT="/opt/openclaw"
STATE_DIR="${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/state"
WORKSPACE_DIR="${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/workspace"
OPENCLAW_UID="1000"
OPENCLAW_GID="1000"
cd "${OPENCLAW_ROOT}"
test -f .env || { echo "ERROR: ${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/.env not found"; exit 1; }
docker compose version >/dev/null
mkdir -p "${STATE_DIR}"
mkdir -p "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
command -v chcon >/dev/null 2>&1 && chcon -Rt container_file_t "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}" || true
chown -R "${OPENCLAW_UID}:${OPENCLAW_GID}" "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
chmod -R u+rwX,go+rX "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
cp -a .env ".env.bak.$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ)"
if grep -q '^OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=' .env; then
  sed -i "s|^OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=.*|OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=${STATE_DIR}|" .env
else
  echo "OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=${STATE_DIR}" >> .env
fi
if grep -q '^OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=' .env; then
  sed -i "s|^OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=.*|OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=${WORKSPACE_DIR}|" .env
else
  echo "OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=${WORKSPACE_DIR}" >> .env
fi
docker compose down
docker compose up -d

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Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/home/node/.openclaw/agents/main/agent'

OPENCLAW_ROOT="/opt/openclaw"
STATE_DIR="${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/state"
WORKSPACE_DIR="${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/workspace"
OPENCLAW_UID="1000"
OPENCLAW_GID="1000"
cd "${OPENCLAW_ROOT}"
test -f .env || { echo "ERROR: ${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/.env not found"; exit 1; }
docker compose version >/dev/null
mkdir -p "${STATE_DIR}"
mkdir -p "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
command -v chcon >/dev/null 2>&1 && chcon -Rt container_file_t "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}" || true
chown -R "${OPENCLAW_UID}:${OPENCLAW_GID}" "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
chmod -R u+rwX,go+rX "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
cp -a .env ".env.bak.$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ)"
if grep -q '^OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=' .env; then
  sed -i "s|^OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=.*|OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=${STATE_DIR}|" .env
else
  echo "OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=${STATE_DIR}" >> .env
fi
if grep -q '^OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=' .env; then
  sed -i "s|^OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=.*|OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=${WORKSPACE_DIR}|" .env
else
  echo "OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=${WORKSPACE_DIR}" >> .env
fi
docker compose down
docker compose up -d

OPENCLAW_ROOT="/opt/openclaw"
STATE_DIR="${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/state"
WORKSPACE_DIR="${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/workspace"
OPENCLAW_UID="1000"
OPENCLAW_GID="1000"
cd "${OPENCLAW_ROOT}"
test -f .env || { echo "ERROR: ${OPENCLAW_ROOT}/.env not found"; exit 1; }
docker compose version >/dev/null
mkdir -p "${STATE_DIR}"
mkdir -p "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
command -v chcon >/dev/null 2>&1 && chcon -Rt container_file_t "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}" || true
chown -R "${OPENCLAW_UID}:${OPENCLAW_GID}" "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
chmod -R u+rwX,go+rX "${STATE_DIR}" "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"
cp -a .env ".env.bak.$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ)"
if grep -q '^OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=' .env; then
  sed -i "s|^OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=.*|OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=${STATE_DIR}|" .env
else
  echo "OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR=${STATE_DIR}" >> .env
fi
if grep -q '^OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=' .env; then
  sed -i "s|^OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=.*|OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=${WORKSPACE_DIR}|" .env
else
  echo "OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR=${WORKSPACE_DIR}" >> .env
fi
docker compose down
docker compose up -d

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