Index: scripts/decommission.sh
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diff -u -rc1bdcaa3c26efb682d7bea4791021777ed28622f -r5588eb76acc074720c3c785b3b902a9e4443f5ad
--- scripts/decommission.sh	(.../decommission.sh)	(revision c1bdcaa3c26efb682d7bea4791021777ed28622f)
+++ scripts/decommission.sh	(.../decommission.sh)	(revision 5588eb76acc074720c3c785b3b902a9e4443f5ad)
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@
 function defaultSettings() {
     local _has_error_=$FALSE
 
-    cp $LOC_SETTINGS_DFLT $LOC_SETTINGS_CONF                                                # reset the settings to default settings
+    sudo cp $LOC_SETTINGS_DFLT $LOC_SETTINGS_CONF                               # reset the settings to default settings
     _has_error_=$?
-    exitError $_has_error_ $ERR_CLEAN_SETTINGS_CONF_OVERWRITE "Service settings overwrite filed"
+    exitError $_has_error_ $ERR_CLEAN_SETTINGS_CONF_OVERWRITE "Service settings overwrite failed"
 }
 
 function deleteLogFiles() {