JBoss Migration Tool fails to migrate server configuration with FileNotFoundException ...properties (Permission denied)

Issue

JBoss Migration Tool fails to migrate server configuration with WFLYEMB0021: Cannot start embedded process , the migration.log shows:

ERROR [fail] MSC000001: Failed to start service org.wildfly.core.management.security.realm.ApplicationRealm.properties_authorization: org.jboss.msc.service.StartException in service org.wildfly.core.management.security.realm.ApplicationRealm.properties_authorization: WFLYDM0017: Unable to load properties
  at org.jboss.as.domain.management.security.PropertiesFileLoader.start(PropertiesFileLoader.java:159) [wildfly-domain-management-15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001.jar:15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001]
  at org.jboss.as.domain.management.security.PropertiesSubjectSupplemental.start(PropertiesSubjectSupplemental.java:79) [wildfly-domain-management-15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001.jar:15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001]
  at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.startService(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1739) [jboss-msc-1.4.12.Final-redhat-00001.jar:1.4.12.Final-redhat-00001]
  at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.execute(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1701) [jboss-msc-1.4.12.Final-redhat-00001.jar:1.4.12.Final-redhat-00001]
  at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$ControllerTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1559) [jboss-msc-1.4.12.Final-redhat-00001.jar:1.4.12.Final-redhat-00001]
  at org.jboss.threads.ContextClassLoaderSavingRunnable.run(ContextClassLoaderSavingRunnable.java:35)
  at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor.safeRun(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1990)
  at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$ThreadBody.doRunTask(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1486)
  at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$ThreadBody.run(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1363)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) [rt.jar:1.8.0_222]
Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: /path/to/jboss-eap-7.4/domain/configuration/application-roles.properties (Permission denied)
  at java.io.FileInputStream.open0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.8.0_222]
  at java.io.FileInputStream.open(FileInputStream.java:195) [rt.jar:1.8.0_222]
  at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:138) [rt.jar:1.8.0_222]
  at org.jboss.as.domain.management.security.PropertiesFileLoader.load(PropertiesFileLoader.java:202) [wildfly-domain-management-15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001.jar:15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001]
  at org.jboss.as.domain.management.security.PropertiesFileLoader.loadAsRequired(PropertiesFileLoader.java:190) [wildfly-domain-management-15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001.jar:15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001]
  at org.jboss.as.domain.management.security.PropertiesFileLoader.getProperties(PropertiesFileLoader.java:170) [wildfly-domain-management-15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001.jar:15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001]
  at org.jboss.as.domain.management.security.PropertiesFileLoader.start(PropertiesFileLoader.java:157) [wildfly-domain-management-15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001.jar:15.0.2.Final-redhat-00001]
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