From 509a22a5b4dd0fc3acedbcb588023a6e8c0f479f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Moor <tom.moor@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:47:32 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore: Add more descriptive error for missing file system
 permission

---
 plugins/storage/server/api/files.ts | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/plugins/storage/server/api/files.ts b/plugins/storage/server/api/files.ts
index 0d66e8d5c..6b5c90736 100644
--- a/plugins/storage/server/api/files.ts
+++ b/plugins/storage/server/api/files.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,16 @@ router.post(
       throw AuthorizationError("Invalid key");
     }
 
-    await attachment.writeFile(file);
+    try {
+      await attachment.writeFile(file);
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.message.includes("permission denied")) {
+        throw Error(
+          `Permission denied writing to "${key}". Check the host machine file system permissions.`
+        );
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
 
     ctx.body = {
       success: true,