# RStudio when launched without Singularity is having strange troubles with authentication

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**Created:** [November 18, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/rstudio-when-launched-without-singularity-is-having-strange-troubles-with-authentication/1213 "2020-11-18T22:13:59Z")\
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@ll4strw Also see this topic - specifically where I have rstudio log directory mounted to my `$WORKING_DIR` (the job’s session directory). I’ve found that having these logs outside of the container are critical to finding any issues.

> [@Osc\_bc\_rstudio\_server streamlined submit.yml.erb](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/osc-bc-rstudio-server-streamlined-submit-yml-erb/2097/24):
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> Also is this file being created somewhere? Every file in the template directory will be copied to $WORKING\_DIR. That’s how I mount configs like the db.conf. Plus, since every file is templated, I can configure the log directory to the effectively the same directory as WORKING\_DIR.

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