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  1. @windsting windsting revised this gist Mar 21, 2018. 1 changed file with 3 additions and 1 deletion.
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    # Nginx: stat() failed (13: permission denied)

    from [StakeOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25774999/nginx-stat-failed-13-permission-denied)
    from [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25774999/nginx-stat-failed-13-permission-denied](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25774999/nginx-stat-failed-13-permission-denied)

    Nginx operates within the directory, so if you can't `cd` to that directory from the nginx user then it will fail (as does the `stat` command in your log). Make sure the `www-user` can `cd` all the way to the `/username/test/static`. You can confirm that the stat will fail or succeed by running

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    ```sh
    nginx -s reload
    ```

    ## It's the solution for many **permission denied** errors
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    # Nginx: stat() failed (13: permission denied)

    from [StakeOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25774999/nginx-stat-failed-13-permission-denied)

    Nginx operates within the directory, so if you can't `cd` to that directory from the nginx user then it will fail (as does the `stat` command in your log). Make sure the `www-user` can `cd` all the way to the `/username/test/static`. You can confirm that the stat will fail or succeed by running

    ```sh
    sudo -u www-data stat /username/test/static
    ```

    In your case probably the `/username` directory is the issue here. Usually `www-data` does not have permissions to `cd` to other users home directories.

    The best solution in that case would be to add www-data to username group:

    ```sh
    gpasswd -a www-data username
    ```

    and make sure that username group can enter all directories along the path:

    ```sh
    chmod g+x /username && chmod g+x /username/test && chmod g+x /username/test/static
    ```

    For your changes to work, restart nginx

    ```sh
    nginx -s reload
    ```