osbuild-composer fails to start with "Error loading configuration: open /etc/osbuild-composer/osbuild-composer.toml: permission denied"

Issue

• osbuild-composer fails to start, with any following "permission denied"

  • Following in /var/log/syslog or systemd journal log

    osbuild-composer[366376]: level=fatal msg="Error loading configuration: open /etc/osbuild-composer/osbuildcomposer.toml: permission denied"
    

    • The "permission denied" can also be for a sub-directory

      osbuild-composer[1070]: level=fatal msg="Error initializing weldr API: error loading repository definitions: open /etc/osbuild-composer/repositories: permission denied"
      

  • Following from # composer-cli blueprints list

    ERROR: List Error: Get "http://localhost/api/v1/blueprints/list?limit=0": read unix @->/run/weldr/api.socket: read: connection reset by peer
    

  • Following From # composer-cli compose status

    ERROR: List Error: Get "http://localhost/api/v1/compose/queue": dial unix /run/weldr/api.socket: connect: connection refused
    

  • Following from # composer-cli status show

    ERROR: Show Error: Get "http://localhost/api/status": dial unix /run/weldr/api.socket: connect: connection refused