# NonAssociatedColdKey (/docs/errors/chain/NonAssociatedColdKey)

The signing coldkey does not own the hotkey it is trying to operate on (stake, swap, serve, children or take changes). Check the `Owner` storage entry for the hotkey, e.g. via `btcli wallet overview`, and sign with the coldkey that registered it.

Declared by the `SubtensorModule` pallet; it classifies to the semantic code [`not_authorized`](/docs/errors/not-authorized).

## Remediation [#remediation]

Sign with the key or origin that owns the target object, then retry

The same explanation is available in the terminal: `btcli explain NonAssociatedColdKey`.