# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix boot PermissionError on leftover tmp staging dirs

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #60774: container_boot: PermissionError on leftover .gateway-default.tmp after privilege drop

These issues and PRs address a PermissionError that occurs at container boot when root-owned \`.gateway-*.tmp\` staging directories are left over after a privilege drop. The work focuses on making the boot process survive or handle this condition gracefully.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #60774: container_boot: PermissionError on leftover .gateway-default.tmp after privilege drop

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#60796: fix(docker): survive root-owned leftover .gateway-*.tmp staging dirs at boot**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#60774`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#62322: fix(docker): handle PermissionError on leftover .gateway-default.tmp after privilege drop**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#60774`, `#60796`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`