ERROR: Cannot open config file
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AssemDev · 2020-09-20 21:55

When using Ubuntu to run Inspircd, I keep getting:

    ERROR: Cannot open config file:
/home/pwnrz/inspircd-2.0.25/conf/inspircd.conf

Now, at that location, I have that config file. Any answers to why I
get this error? Thanks

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I-am-fun-at-parties · 2020-09-21 00:23

The file needs to be readable by the user that your ircd is running
as.

Also every directory in the path to that file needs to be executable
for that user

See chmod and possibly chown.

Edit: If you can't figure it out, run this command and copy the output
here:

    path=/home/pwnrz/inspircd-2.0.25/conf/inspircd.conf; while [ -n
"$path" ]; do ls -ld "$path"; path=${path%/*}; done

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OMGItsCheezWTF · 2020-09-21 00:41

Before that, a simpler question would be are you running the IRCD as
pwnrz? Do you WANT to be running the ircd as pwnrz? If not you should
move the config directory out of pwnrz' home directory, as that's a
terrible place for service config if it's not the service user.

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AssemDev · 2020-09-21 12:14

Thanks for the help!