Django: Permission denied access to / because search permissions are missing on a component of the path

Possible reasons and solutions i) SELinux settings enforcing a file serve $ /etc/selinux/config Change SELINUX = disabled within the file and check if this is the cause for the error ii) Application directory under restricted user permission folder path For example, configuring the django project inside /root folder and trying to serve those files via apache server (apache user). Try changing the folder to a path that you think is good for allowing public access such /var/www or /opt/sites . (more…)