database: require X_OK on parent directory, not R_OK

For accessing the child of a directory, one needs X_OK on the directory.

database: require X_OK on parent directory, not R_OK
762712c7 · Max Kellermann · 73f9e179 · 762712c7
Commit 762712c7 authored Jul 08, 2011 by Max Kellermann
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--- a/src/database.c
+++ b/src/database.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ db_check(void)
 		}

 		/* Check if we can write to the directory */
-		if (access(dirPath, R_OK | W_OK)) {
+		if (access(dirPath, X_OK | W_OK)) {
 			g_warning("Can't create db file in \"%s\": %s",
 				  dirPath, strerror(errno));
 			g_free(dirPath);