Laravel Sail Permission Denied

Laravel Sail “Permission Denied” Error

The Laravel Sail “Permission Denied” error typically occurs when running the Sail Docker environment without the proper file permissions. This error can be commonly encountered when executing commands like sail up or sail artisan on Linux/Unix-based systems.

To resolve this issue, follow the steps below:

1. Make sure that you are running the commands with appropriate user permissions. Ensure that your user has necessary read, write, and execute permissions to the files and directories.
2. Change ownership of project files and directories to the current user by using the following command:

   sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /path/to/your/project

   Replace /path/to/your/project with the actual path to your Laravel project.

3. Set the correct file permissions for the storage directory and bootstrap cache files. Execute the following commands:

   sudo chmod -R 777 /path/to/your/project/storage

   sudo chmod -R 777 /path/to/your/project/bootstrap/cache

   Again, make sure to replace /path/to/your/project with the actual path to your Laravel project.

4. Restart Sail and try running the commands again. This should resolve the “Permission Denied” error.

Here’s a sample command for running Laravel Sail after fixing the permissions:

sail up