# File access error on Arch: ERROR: IOError: stat: permission denied (EACCES) for file "/usr/bin/../etc/julia/startup.jl"
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-access-error-on-arch-error-ioerror-stat-permission-denied-eacces-for-file-usr-bin-etc-julia-startup-jl/54549
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [February 3, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-access-error-on-arch-error-ioerror-stat-permission-denied-eacces-for-file-usr-bin-etc-julia-startup-jl/54549 "2021-02-03T17:13:43Z")
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### Author:  [@r-cheologist](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/r-cheologist)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-access-error-on-arch-error-ioerror-stat-permission-denied-eacces-for-file-usr-bin-etc-julia-startup-jl/54549/1 "2021-02-03T17:13:43Z")
Trying to play around with julia on Archlinux, I installed the julia package and generated a tiny printing script.
When run like so:
```
$ julia hello.jl
```
I get this error:
```
ERROR: IOError: stat: permission denied (EACCES) for file "/usr/bin/../etc/julia/startup.jl"
```
While running without the startup file works:
```
$ julia --startup-file=no hello.jl
```
This is exceedingly strange to me, as all parts of the `/etc/julia/startup.jl` path have worl read and execute rights!
What may be going on here?
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### Author:  [@giordano](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/giordano)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-access-error-on-arch-error-ioerror-stat-permission-denied-eacces-for-file-usr-bin-etc-julia-startup-jl/54549/2 "2021-02-03T17:14:51Z")
Are you sure the path is correct?
```julia
shell> realpath /usr/bin/../etc/julia/startup.jl
/usr/etc/julia/startup.jl
```
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### Author:  [@r-cheologist](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/r-cheologist)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-access-error-on-arch-error-ioerror-stat-permission-denied-eacces-for-file-usr-bin-etc-julia-startup-jl/54549/3 "2021-02-03T17:16:49Z")
> [@giordano](#):
>
> `realpath /usr/bin/../etc/julia/startup.jl`
Ha!
```
$ realpath /usr/bin/../etc/julia/startup.jl
realpath: /usr/bin/../etc/julia/startup.jl: Permission denied
```
But where does that weird path come from?
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### Author:  [@giordano](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/giordano)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-access-error-on-arch-error-ioerror-stat-permission-denied-eacces-for-file-usr-bin-etc-julia-startup-jl/54549/4 "2021-02-03T17:17:31Z")
> [@r-cheologist](#):
>
> But where does that weird path come from?
No idea. How did you install Julia?
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### Author:  [@r-cheologist](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/r-cheologist)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-access-error-on-arch-error-ioerror-stat-permission-denied-eacces-for-file-usr-bin-etc-julia-startup-jl/54549/5 "2021-02-03T17:18:43Z")
Some fundamental configuration must be off …
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### Author:  [@dilumaluthge](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dilumaluthge)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-access-error-on-arch-error-ioerror-stat-permission-denied-eacces-for-file-usr-bin-etc-julia-startup-jl/54549/6 "2021-02-03T18:40:49Z")
Just to double check, are you using the official Julia binaries downloaded from this page: [Download Julia](https://julialang.org/downloads/)