Why does my file system trigger say Unauthorized?

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So I’m trying out using n8n to automate some of my LLM workflows. I’ve installed n8n into docker, and now I want to be able to trigger a flow based on adding a file to a directory. I’ve created and mounted a volume in docker, and I can access that directory just fine using docker exec (logged in as root or node). I can create files in the directory on my host and they get reflected in my docker instance. However, when I try to create a Local File Trigger to start my flow, I get an Unauthorized message popup. Unfortunately, there’s no other information, and changing the logging to debug yields no new information either.

Any pointers on what to try?

FYI:
I’m using n8n v1.69.2 with the Postgres as the database running in a docker compose environment

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It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable.

  • n8n version:
  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):
  • Operating system:
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Never mind. Updating n8n to 1.70.3 seems to have solved my issue…

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Welcome to the community @sdussin !

Tip for sharing information

Pasting your n8n workflow

Ensure to copy your n8n workflow and paste it in the code block, that is in between the pairs of triple backticks, which also could be achieved by clicking </> (preformatted text) in the editor and pasting in your workflow.

```
<your workflow>
```

That implies to any JSON output you would like to share with us.

Make sure that you have removed any sensitive information from your workflow and include dummy or pinned data with it!

Thanks for sharing your findings.

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