{"record":{"id":"b26a43fd7f49fdee","repo":"gastownhall/beads","slug":"fs-createbeadsdir-fix-perms-s-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"fs: CreateBeadsDir: fix perms %s: %w","messagePattern":"fs: CreateBeadsDir: fix perms (.+?): %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"internal/storage/domain/fs/beads.go","lineNumber":71,"sourceCode":"\tif beadsDir == workDir {\n\t\treturn true\n\t}\n\trel, err := filepath.Rel(workDir, beadsDir)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn false\n\t}\n\treturn rel != \"..\" && !strings.HasPrefix(rel, \"..\"+string(filepath.Separator))\n}\n\nfunc (r *beadsDirFSRepositoryImpl) CreateBeadsDir(ctx context.Context) error {\n\tif r.beadsDir == \"\" {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"fs: CreateBeadsDir: beadsDir not resolved\")\n\t}\n\tif err := os.MkdirAll(r.beadsDir, config.BeadsDirPerm); err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"fs: CreateBeadsDir: mkdir %s: %w\", r.beadsDir, err)\n\t}\n\tif _, err := config.FixBeadsDirPermissions(r.beadsDir); err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"fs: CreateBeadsDir: fix perms %s: %w\", r.beadsDir, err)\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc (r *beadsDirFSRepositoryImpl) BeadsDirExists(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {\n\tinfo, err := os.Stat(r.beadsDir)\n\tif errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {\n\t\treturn false, nil\n\t}\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn false, fmt.Errorf(\"fs: BeadsDirExists: stat %s: %w\", r.beadsDir, err)\n\t}\n\treturn info.IsDir(), nil\n}\n\nfunc (r *beadsDirFSRepositoryImpl) WriteBeadsGitignore(ctx context.Context) error {\n\tif r.templates.BeadsGitignore == \"\" {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"fs: WriteBeadsGitignore: template not configured\")","sourceCodeStart":53,"sourceCodeEnd":89,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/gastownhall/beads/blob/71377f276968b452ee607177637970a4ff888584/internal/storage/domain/fs/beads.go#L53-L89","documentation":"This error wraps a failure from config.FixBeadsDirPermissions, called right after the .beads directory is created to normalize its permissions. The directory now exists, but bd could not chmod/fix it to the expected mode. The wrapped error carries the OS-level cause.","triggerScenarios":"Calling CreateBeadsDir when config.FixBeadsDirPermissions(r.beadsDir) returns an error: chmod denied because the process does not own the (pre-existing) directory, or an underlying stat/open of the directory fails.","commonSituations":".beads was pre-created by root or another user so a non-root bd cannot chmod it; NFS/Windows filesystems that do not support POSIX permission changes; mounted volumes with enforced ownership.","solutions":["Read the wrapped cause; if it is chmod permission denied, chown/chmod the .beads directory yourself: sudo chown -R $(whoami) .beads","If the directory was created by another user or install step, remove it and re-run init so bd creates it fresh with correct ownership","On filesystems without POSIX perms (some network mounts), place the project on a local filesystem or relax the permission expectation","Verify beadsDir is not a symlink to a location owned by a different user"],"exampleFix":"// before (dir owned by root)\n$ sudo mkdir .beads && bd init\n// fs: CreateBeadsDir: fix perms .beads: chmod ...: permission denied\n// after\n$ sudo chown -R $(whoami) .beads\n$ bd init  # succeeds","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if info, err := os.Stat(beadsDir); err == nil && info.IsDir() {\n\tif st, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t); ok {\n\t\tif int(st.Uid) != os.Getuid() {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"%s owned by uid %d; chown before running bd\", beadsDir, st.Uid)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\nrepo.CreateBeadsDir(ctx)","typeGuard":"func isFixPermsErr(err error) bool {\n\treturn strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"fix perms\")\n}","tryCatchPattern":"if err := repo.CreateBeadsDir(ctx); err != nil {\n\tif strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"fix perms\") {\n\t\tlog.Warn(\".beads exists but not owned by current user; run: chown -R $(whoami) .beads\")\n\t}\n\treturn err\n}","preventionTips":["Create .beads yourself with correct ownership before automated runs if the environment pre-creates it","Avoid pre-created directories from other users in CI caches","Use local POSIX filesystems for bead storage; avoid NFS roots with root-squash","Check for symlinks pointing to foreign-owned targets"],"tags":["filesystem","permissions","chmod"],"backgroundTag":"chown-permission-denied","analyzedSha":"71377f276968b452ee607177637970a4ff888584","analyzedAt":"2026-08-30T18:55:39.744Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-30T23:17:21.991Z"}