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I have a cgi script that opens a file (using python).

The cgi script runs fine but when I try to open this file, I get a permission error: 

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/asdf/pkgs/linux/intel/apache/2.2.14.rhas5.x86_64/htdocs/Sites/cgi-bin/avgsBarGraphView.py", line 304, in <module> main() File "/asdf/pkgs/linux/intel/apache/2.2.14.rhas5.x86_64/htdocs/Sites/cgi-bin/avgsBarGraphView.py", line 61, in main f=open('/asdf/home/asdf/PYTHON/PERFRPTCRONJOB/TEST_FILES/testfile','r') PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/asdf/home/asdf/PYTHON/PERFRPTCRONJOB/TEST_FILES/testfile'

I've added the folder containing /asdf/home/asdf/PYTHON/PERFRPTCRONJOB/TEST_FILES/testfile to my httpd.conf. 

<Directory "/asdf/home/asdf/PYTHON/PERFRPTCRONJOB/TEST_FILES/"> AllowOverride None Options None Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory>

I've also changed the permissions of the folder TEST_FILES to 777 and the permissions of testfile to 777. I can open the file via python from the command line but when I try to open this file by running a cgi-script, it fails.

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    Never, ever, set the permissions to any file or directory to 777. There are no exceptions. Commented Jun 14, 2013 at 4:33

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Check "x" permission for every (sub)directory in the path /asdf/home/asdf/PYTHON/PERFRPTCRONJOB/TEST_FILES/testfile

You can do this with the command:

 ls -ld /asdf/home/asdf/PYTHON/PERFRPTCRONJOB/TEST_FILES/testfile /asdf/home/asdf/PYTHON/PERFRPTCRONJOB/TEST_FILES /asdf/home/asdf/PYTHON/PERFRPTCRONJOB /asdf/home/asdf/PYTHON /asdf/home/asdf /asdf/home /asdf
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  • It's 777 starting with PERFRPTCRONJOB. I did chmod 777 PERFRPTCRONJOB -R Commented Jun 14, 2013 at 0:51
  • I've edited my answer. There is an instruction to check all directories in the path, not just some of them Commented Jun 14, 2013 at 0:54
  • Does that matter? I don't want extra permissions for parent directories of PERFRPTCRONJOB. Commented Jun 14, 2013 at 1:00
  • Every directory in the path should be "executable". Otherwise the file won't open. If you cannot fulfill this requirement, change your directory structure. There is nothing more I can help you: Only you can know which permissions are allowable for which directories Commented Jun 14, 2013 at 1:05
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    Please don't EVER EVER EVER set 777 permissions. It is absolutely never the correct answer. Commented Jun 14, 2013 at 1:31

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