# Attributes file path not set

### Problem

If you try to update labels are tags over the API or the user interface, you might get the “error client error: attributes file path not set”.

Updating attributes remotely requires that you enable this feature once in the `rport.conf` file on the client. This can't be done remotely.

![Error on changing labels and tags](https://1142160776-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MekeI9EovpQqbUTQSdM%2Fuploads%2F2FM4wHmU6KVFHx2zzcFM%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e396e00d-e02f-43fa-8563-2322a0557687)

Make sure the client runs rport version 0.9.12 or higher.

Log in to the client via SSH or Remote Desktop and open `/etc/rport/rport.conf` on Linux or `C:\Program Files\rport\rport.conf` on Windows with a text editor.

Inside the `[client]` section, insert or activate the following lines. Depending on the version, the lines are already present but disabled.

```
  ## A list of of tags and labels to give your clients attributes maintained in a separate file.
  ## See https://oss.rport.io/advanced/attributes/
  #attributes_file_path = "/var/lib/rport/client_attributes.json"
  #attributes_file_path = "C:\Program Files\rport\client_attributes.json"
  ## Alternatively you can specify tags with the line below if {attributes_file_path} is not set.
  #tags = ['win', 'server', 'vm']
```

Make sure one of the line starting with `attributes_file_path` is active (no hash sign `#` in front of it). Make sure the line starting with `tags` is disabled by putting a hash sign.

Restart the rport client after making the changes. Use `service rport restart` on Linux or `restart-service` on Windows.

{% hint style="danger" %}
Be careful when **restarting rport if you are connected through an rport tunnel**. The restart would kill the tunnel and rport will not come up afterwards. 

👉 Follow [these instruction](https://kb.openrport.io/need-help/troubleshoot-common-problems/broken-reference) to restart rport safely.
{% endhint %}