Plugin Help Essentials: Strange Error

Recently I've started getting this strange error message. I'm not too sure what it means, but it's spamming my console and I'm assuming I'm getting it for a reason. If anyone knows what it's reporting about or how I can fix it, please let me know!

Code:

[21:35:36] [pool-15-thread-1/ERROR]: [Essentials] /var/games/minecraft/servers/mg2/plugins/Essentials/userdata/a4feb0eb-fbb8-41c4-a813-3b90de463b32.yml (Permission denied)
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /var/games/minecraft/servers/mg2/plugins/Essentials/userdata/a4feb0eb-fbb8-41c4-a813-3b90de463b32.yml (Permission denied)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(FileOutputStream.java:270) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:213) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:162) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at com.earth2me.essentials.EssentialsConf$WriteRunner.run(EssentialsConf.java:415) [Essentials-2.x-SNAPSHOT.jar:?]
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) [?:1.8.0_171]
[21:35:36] [pool-15-thread-1/ERROR]: [Essentials] /var/games/minecraft/servers/mg2/plugins/Essentials/userdata/a4feb0eb-fbb8-41c4-a813-3b90de463b32.yml (Permission denied)
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /var/games/minecraft/servers/mg2/plugins/Essentials/userdata/a4feb0eb-fbb8-41c4-a813-3b90de463b32.yml (Permission denied)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(FileOutputStream.java:270) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:213) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:162) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at com.earth2me.essentials.EssentialsConf$WriteRunner.run(EssentialsConf.java:415) [Essentials-2.x-SNAPSHOT.jar:?]
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) [?:1.8.0_171]
[21:35:36] [pool-15-thread-1/ERROR]: [Essentials] /var/games/minecraft/servers/mg2/plugins/Essentials/userdata/a4feb0eb-fbb8-41c4-a813-3b90de463b32.yml (Permission denied)
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /var/games/minecraft/servers/mg2/plugins/Essentials/userdata/a4feb0eb-fbb8-41c4-a813-3b90de463b32.yml (Permission denied)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(FileOutputStream.java:270) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:213) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:162) ~[?:1.8.0_171]
at com.earth2me.essentials.EssentialsConf$WriteRunner.run(EssentialsConf.java:415) [Essentials-2.x-SNAPSHOT.jar:?]
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) [?:1.8.0_171]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) [?:1.8.0_171]

Edit:
I've just checked my files, and it appears that the files that are having issues have the wrong permissions. They should have the -rw-rw-r perms, except they don't. How can I fix this?

 

Hi there, @katalinea.

Possible Problems:

• Server is out of storage space.
• Files don't have permission to be accessed.

Possible Solutions:

• 1) Get upgraded storage.
• 2) If you have access to the SSH or SFTP portion of the server, use the chmod/chown commands to change file permissions.
  • If using Multicraft. These need to be set to the "minecraft" user.
  • Sometimes changing files from a root user can change the specific user.

Let us know if you need further support.

Best Regards,

ES Team.