# Updating a plugin using zip generates a "Warning: chmod(): Input/output error"

**URL:** <https://community.kinsta.com/t/updating-a-plugin-using-zip-generates-a-warning-chmod-input-output-error/398>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [February 18, 2021, 10:43am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/updating-a-plugin-using-zip-generates-a-warning-chmod-input-output-error/398 "2021-02-18T10:43:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/updating-a-plugin-using-zip-generates-a-warning-chmod-input-output-error/398/2 "2021-02-18T16:12:25Z")

</div>

🤔 I wonder if it’s a permissions issue. Is this from an imported site? Could you try the steps highlighted [in this thread here](https://community.kinsta.com/t/unable-to-create-directory-wp-content-uploads-is-its-parent-directory-writable-by-the-server/345/15) and let me know if that helps?

---

_[View the full topic](https://community.kinsta.com/t/updating-a-plugin-using-zip-generates-a-warning-chmod-input-output-error/398)._