This permissions issue comes up in the server log. It doesn't stop the site from loading but it does stop a lot of the site. Some things I did fix through permissions but things like this keep popping up and I'm not sure if it is an Apache thing with rewrites or if this is a permissions issue. There's not supposed to be a htaccess file in this folder correct?
/pub/static/adminhtml/Magento/backend/en_US/mage/utils/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable and that ... is executable
also errors for:
Magento_Paypal/
Magento_Braintree/
Magento_Ui/js/lib/ko/extender/
frontend/Magento/luma/en_US/Magento_Ui/js/lib/
frontend/Magento/luma/en_US/Magento_Ui/js/core/renderer/
I've gone all the way to 777 on files and folders in /en_US/ just to test and still same issue.
1. What steps should I take to narrow this issue down?
2. What permissions does pub/static/ need in order to function?
3. If a mod_rewrite issue, how can I enable this for the root magento directory without doing in the httpd.conf file? When I look for mod_rewrite, I am not having any luck finding a way to ensure it is in fact enabled and working.
I have PHP 5.6.15, Apache 2.4.16, Easy::Apache v3.32.5 rev 9999, and MySQL 5.6.27, Magento 2.0.0-rc.
My httpd.conf directory setting is as follows:
AllowOverride All
Options All
Options All
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
AllowOverride All
Options All
Require all granted
Any help would be greatly appreciated! //this is not part of my httpd.conf 
Me too. The same 