# Running Syncthing as root?

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/running-syncthing-as-root/6316
**Category:** General
**Created:** [December 3, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/running-syncthing-as-root/6316 "2015-12-03T13:34:57Z")
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### Author: ![lfam](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@lfam](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/lfam)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/running-syncthing-as-root/6316/7 "2015-12-03T19:09:38Z")

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Why can’t you set up one Syncthing process per user? That is the intended method of operation.

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