# Error openat()

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-openat/219594>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [May 8, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-openat/219594 "2012-05-08T13:48:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-openat/219594/1 "2012-05-08T13:48:31Z")

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Hi,

I have alot of this error on my vhost-error\_log:

2012/05/08 08:01:19 [crit] 14351#0: \*1884636 openat()  
“/home/celta/public\_html/favicon.ico” failed (13: Permission denied),  
client: 189.38.238.160, server: [domain.com](http://domain.com), request: “GET /favicon.ico  
HTTP/1.0”, host: “[www.domain.com](http://www.domain.com)”

How to fix this?

Thanks,  
Wilson

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[error \[crit\] openat()](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,226170,226170#msg-226170)**
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> Hi, I have alot of this error on my vhost-error\_log: 2012/05/08 08:01:19 \[crit\] 14351#0: \*1884636 openat() "/home/celta/public\_html/favicon.ico" failed (13: Permission denied), client: 189.38.238.160, server: domain.com, request: "GET...

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**Author:** ![wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wgalafassijr)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-openat/219594/2 "2012-05-08T14:39:34Z")

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On 8 May 2012 12:47, wgalafassijr [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have alot of this error on my vhost-error\_log:
> 
> 2012/05/08 08:01:19 [crit] 14351#0: \*1884636 openat()  
> “/home/celta/public\_html/favicon.ico” failed (13: Permission denied),  
> client: 189.38.238.160, server: [domain.com](http://domain.com), request: “GET /favicon.ico  
> HTTP/1.0”, host: “[www.domain.com](http://www.domain.com)”
> 
> How to fix this?

“man chown”.

## HTH, J

Jonathan M.  
Oxford, London, UK

> **[Jonathan Matthews :: Words Typed, Great Rates For Cash](https://www.jpluscplusm.com)**

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**Author:** ![wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wgalafassijr)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-openat/219594/3 "2012-05-08T15:40:41Z")

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what operating system or linux distribution are you using??

–  
Anielkis

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: error \[crit\] openat()](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,226170,226176#msg-226176)**
>
> Hi, I have alot of this error on my vhost-error\_log: 2012/05/08 08:01:19 \[crit\] 14351#0: \*1884636 openat() "/home/celta/public\_html/favicon.ico" failed (13: Permission denied), client: 189.38.238.160, server: domain.com, request: "GET...

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**Author:** ![wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wgalafassijr)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-openat/219594/4 "2012-05-08T17:20:12Z")

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uhmm ok… then… that can be selinux denying that access… check  
if /var/log/audit/audit.log has any report of that… in case that there  
is the report, you can fix it with:

grep nginx /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M nginx  
semodule -i nginx.pp

–  
Anielkis

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**Author:** ![wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wgalafassijr)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-openat/219594/5 "2012-05-08T17:05:16Z")

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Centos 5.

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: error \[crit\] openat()](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,226170,226178#msg-226178)**
>
> Hi, I have alot of this error on my vhost-error\_log: 2012/05/08 08:01:19 \[crit\] 14351#0: \*1884636 openat() "/home/celta/public\_html/favicon.ico" failed (13: Permission denied), client: 189.38.238.160, server: domain.com, request: "GET...

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**Author:** ![wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wgalafassijr)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-openat/219594/6 "2012-05-08T17:33:16Z")

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of course 😃  
RTFM at the right time is always welcomed and save many lives

–  
Anielkis

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**Author:** ![wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wgalafassijr)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-openat/219594/7 "2012-05-08T17:25:13Z")

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On 8 May 2012 16:19, Anielkis [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> uhmm ok.. then.. that can be selinux denying that access.. check  
> if /var/log/audit/audit.log has any report of that.. in case that there  
> is the report, you can fix it with:
> 
> grep nginx /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M nginx  
> semodule -i nginx.pp

(I still say “man chown” has a good chance of fixing it for the OP ;-))

–  
Jonathan M.  
Oxford, London, UK

> **[Jonathan Matthews :: Words Typed, Great Rates For Cash](https://www.jpluscplusm.com)**

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**Author:** ![wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wgalafassijr)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-openat/219594/8 "2012-05-08T18:54:41Z")

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selinux is disabled.

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: error \[crit\] openat()](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,226170,226183#msg-226183)**
>
> Hi, I have alot of this error on my vhost-error\_log: 2012/05/08 08:01:19 \[crit\] 14351#0: \*1884636 openat() "/home/celta/public\_html/favicon.ico" failed (13: Permission denied), client: 189.38.238.160, server: domain.com, request: "GET...

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**Author:** ![wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@wgalafassijr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wgalafassijr)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-openat/219594/9 "2012-05-08T19:02:10Z")

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mmm… check the permissions and owner of that file and the directories  
of the path

–  
Anielkis