Fix clw-scheduler-denied: OpenClaw scheduler permission denied error on job submission

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:19:13 +0800

1. Symptoms

The clw-scheduler-denied error in OpenClaw manifests during job submission or scheduler interactions via the clw CLI. Users typically encounter it when attempting to submit, query, or cancel jobs without sufficient privileges.

Common symptoms include:

$ clw submit job.yaml clw-scheduler-denied: Access denied to scheduler endpoint /api/v1/jobs/submit. User ‘alice’ lacks required permissions. Verify group membership in ‘claw-users’ or admin token. Error code: 403 Forbidden Scheduler: claw-head-01:8080


Or during status checks:

$ clw status myjob-123 clw-scheduler-denied: Scheduler query denied for user ‘bob’. Insufficient privileges for /api/v1/jobs/status. Contact cluster admin. Exit code: 1

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Fix clw-scheduler-denied: OpenClaw scheduler permission denied error on job submission

1. Symptoms

Common symptoms include: