line 4:git user (the one that owns the home directory, not the root user). I tried running the command /bin/cp index.html $DEPLOYPATH and I get the following error:/home directory. The git user isn't authorized to read the /home directory (though I am able to execute /bin/cp and cd into /home/git (git's ~ directory)). I believe it would fix the issue if I changed the permissions, but the thing is, I don't want to. It doesn't make sense for me to do that either -- I don't want my git user to have access to other users' folders / files. Am I missing something or is the only way to sudo or change the /home folder permissions?