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 ## Common Issues
 
-* If you overrive the default `nginx.conf` file you may receive the message `nginx: [emerg] open() "/var/run/nginx.pid" failed (13: Permission denied)`, in this case you have to add the line `pid /tmp/nginx.pid` into your config.
+* If you override the default `nginx.conf` file you may receive the message `nginx: [emerg] open() "/var/run/nginx.pid" failed (13: Permission denied)`, in this case you have to add the line `pid /tmp/nginx.pid` into your config.