# Restored Project and Locked Out

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restored-project-and-locked-out/92152>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [June 20, 2024, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restored-project-and-locked-out/92152 "2024-06-20T13:05:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Pat\_Cunningham](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pat_cunningham/32/57710_2.png) [@Pat\_Cunningham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pat_Cunningham)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restored-project-and-locked-out/92152/1 "2024-06-20T13:05:58Z")

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I restored a project and now I am locked out. I tried gwcmd -p but it says access denied.

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restored-project-and-locked-out/92152/2 "2024-06-20T13:09:35Z")

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Try starting the command line with `run as administrator` if on Windows.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/a/3a1b437f06a3951c4f5a0d9641a28e07851df061.png)

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**Author:** ![Pat\_Cunningham](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pat_cunningham/32/57710_2.png) [@Pat\_Cunningham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pat_Cunningham)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restored-project-and-locked-out/92152/3 "2024-06-20T14:24:15Z")

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Thanks. Can believe I did that.