# Log access denied **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 12, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/log-access-denied/183390 "2010-02-12T22:48:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Learn_by_D)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/log-access-denied/183390/1 "2010-02-12T22:48:17Z")
Problem: Mongrel cannot start because access to log is denied. I just switched to a new development laptop (Snow Leopard). I think I installed everything I needed. I git clone the application I am developing from the repository. Everything went fine. Now when I run script/server, this is what I get: =\> Booting Mongrel =\> Rails 2.3.5 application starting on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000) /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/ 1.8/logger.rb:518:in `initialize’: Permission denied - /Users/chief/ Documents/my\_app/log/acts\_as\_ferret.log (Errno::EACCES) Please help. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Learn_by_D)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/log-access-denied/183390/2 "2010-02-12T23:01:45Z")
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Vincent P [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Documents/my\_app/log/acts\_as\_ferret.log (Errno::EACCES) > > Please help. Thanks. So, what are the owner/permissions on that file, and what user are you trying to start the app as? – Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid twitter: @hassan ---
**Author:** ![Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Learn_by_D)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/log-access-denied/183390/3 "2010-02-12T23:19:54Z")
Thanks Hassan for your prompt response. I am trying to start mongrel when logged in as a regular user. The log file somehow is owned by root. I suspect that is because I am having apache and passenger running at the same time trying to serve the same app. I’ll try to disable apache. After I run chown on the log files to take over ownership of the log files, it works now. THanks. On Feb 12, 1:59 pm, Hassan S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)