# Too many flags setting configurators/installers/authenticators 'webroot' -\> 'apache'

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/too-many-flags-setting-configurators-installers-authenticators-webroot-apache/121695>\
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**Created:** [May 4, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/too-many-flags-setting-configurators-installers-authenticators-webroot-apache/121695 "2020-05-04T21:21:39Z")\
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Hi,

Looks like this is similar to a very old thread...  
Too many flags setting configurators/installers/authenticators ‘webroot’ -\> ‘apache’

**Before you do anything, backup your Let's Encrypt folder. (Normally in `/etc/letsencrypt`)**

If you can, try to see if you have a `cli.ini` set in your system.

> [@Too many flags setting configurators/installers/authenticators 'webroot' -\> 'apache'](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/too-many-flags-setting-configurators-installers-authenticators-webroot-apache/11660):
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There's an extreme version:

> [@How to diagnostic "Too many flags setting configurators/installers/authenticators 'webroot' -\> 'apache'"](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/how-to-diagnostic-too-many-flags-setting-configurators-installers-authenticators-webroot-apache/18151):
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