How can I troubleshoot permission denied errors for secrets in Authelia?

Self-hosted Applications
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Check File Permissions:

ensure that the files in /config/secrets/ and their directories are readable by the user running the Authelia service

you can adjust the permissions using the chmod command. for example:

 `chmod 644 /config/secrets/mariadb/`
 `chmod 644 /config/secrets/session`
 `chmod 644 /config/secrets/jwtsecret`
 `chmod 644 /config/secrets/oidc.pem`
 `chmod 644 /config/secrets/storage`
 `chmod 644 /config/secrets/redis`

##additionally, ensure the directory /config/secrets/ is accessible:

 `chmod 755 /config/secrets/`

Check File Ownership:

ensure that the files are owned by the user running the Authelia process. you can change the ownership using the chown command:

 `chown authelia:authelia /config/secrets/mariadb/`
 `chown authelia:authelia /config/secrets/session`
 `chown authelia:authelia /config/secrets/jwtsecret`
 `chown authelia:authelia /config/secrets/oidc.pem`
 `chown authelia:authelia /config/secrets/storage`
 `chown authelia:authelia /config/secrets/redis`

Verify the Path:

double-check that the paths provided in the Authelia configuration file match the actual file paths

services:
  authelia:
    image: authelia/authelia
    user: "${PUID}:${PGID}"
    secrets:
      - authelia_jwt_secret
      - authelia_session_secret