Andrew Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm running PostgreSQL 7.0.2 on Caldera eDesktop 2.4. > when I try to use the SQL COPY command in psql, I get > an error message informing me that the backend could > not open the file for reading. I think the error > number was 13 - Permission denied. I changed the > permissions of the directory and file to > world-readable; but I still get the same error > message. What about the directories above the one containing the file? Also, don't forget that the critical permission for a directory is execute (= "allow lookup of entries"), not read (= "make a directory listing"). You probably want permissions rwxr-xr-x or rwxrwxr-x on directories that need to be publicly readable. regards, tom lane