SOLVED : Visual Studio Error : The editor could not be opened due to an unexpected error: Unable to read file playwright-boilerplate/tests/api.ui.spec.ts’ (NoPermissions (FileSystemError): An unknown… - Tejasvi Manmatha - Playwright, Cypress, Automation - Medium


A Visual Studio error preventing file access due to insufficient permissions is solved by adjusting file system permissions using the chmod command.
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SOLVED : Visual Studio Error : The editor could not be opened due to an unexpected error: Unable to read file playwright-boilerplate/tests/api.ui.spec.ts’ (NoPermissions (FileSystemError): An unknown error occurred.

Analysis: Problem is with permissions of folder and hence application permissions need to be increased for visual studio to read the code.

Solution:

chmod -R 755 .

Run the above command so all files in the folder have permissions to be executed.

Quit Visual Studio

Reopen Visual Studio

All files must be loaded and Issue must be resolved.

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