Gecko Drwxr-xr-x -

chmod 755 ~/.cache/mozilla/firefox/*/gecko Snap packages run in strict confinement. If a gecko directory inside /snap/firefox/current/ accidentally gets changed, the system may reset permissions on update.

So drwxr-xr-x means: A directory that the owner can fully control (read/write/search), while members of the owning group and other users can only read and traverse it, but cannot create, delete, or rename anything inside. This is an for system directories like /usr/bin , /etc , and many application folders. Part 2: Where Are You Likely to See “gecko drwxr-xr-x”? The combination appears most frequently in these scenarios: 2.1 Listing Firefox Profile or Cache Directories Example command: gecko drwxr-xr-x

org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: Unable to read gecko directory permissions chmod 755 ~/

drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Mar 10 14:32 gecko Here, gecko is a subdirectory used to store engine-specific cached data for fast startup or content rendering. GeckoDriver is a proxy for using Firefox with Selenium (automated browser testing). A typical installation might show: This is an for system directories like /usr/bin

ls -l /usr/local/bin/geckodriver But if you examine support directories: