[users@httpd] File i/o permission question

[Gio Pugliese <atlasgp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello, I would appreciate a point in the right direction concerning
file access within an apache module.  I come from a win32
development background and this is my first attempt writing an apache
module.  Using examples found around the net and studying the
various filters I have been able to write an 'empty filter'. 
Before commencing 'fitlering' work I'm attempting to add logging
functionalilty to better track behavior within the module.  I have
successfully passed initialization information via the http.conf file
to the module, however upon calling apr_file_open the
server is reporting a 'permission denied' error and not allowing me to
create/write to the log file.  I have researched this basically
all of today, looking through google and through some of the other
filters to observer there logging code and I believe that I'm following
the same path, however obviously something eludes me.  Here are a
few points to consider - 
1 ) Filter is working.  Although I cannot create my own log file, I am able to dump the error the the error log
2 ) The file path appears correct.  Based on the dump to the error
log heres how the path looks - /usr/local/apache2/logs/filter_log
3 ) I actually created a file called filter_log and changed the permissions to owner: apache, group: apache.  No dice

If someone could be so kind to point out the err of my ways or perhaps
point me to the right documentation i would trully appreciate it. 
Thxs in advance.
Here's a sample of the code ( I have included the permissions passed as well )...

static int xfer_flags = (APR_WRITE | APR_APPEND | APR_LARGEFILE);
static apr_fileperms_t xfer_perms = ( APR_UREAD | APR_UWRITE |
                                       
APR_GREAD | APR_WREAD
);                                          
// I ALSO TRIED APR_OS_DEFAULT

static apr_status_t test_filter_in(ap_filter_t *f, apr_bucket_brigade *b, 
                                   
ap_input_mode_t mode, apr_read_type_e block,
                                   
apr_off_t readbytes)
{
    apr_bucket *e;

    apr_file_t *fd = NULL;
    apr_status_t status;
    apr_status_t rv;   
    
    status = ap_get_brigade(f->next, b, mode, block, readbytes);
     // Get the first bucket on our brigade
    e = APR_BRIGADE_FIRST(b);

    // If the first bucket is empty, we have an empty brigade.  Exit the function
    if (e->type == NULL) {
        return status;
    }
    
    conn_rec *c = f->c;
    pt_filter_conf_t *s_cfg = ap_get_module_config(
c->base_server->module_config,
&test_module);    
    const char *fname = s_cfg->strLogFilePath;
    
    rv = apr_file_open(&fd, fname, xfer_flags, xfer_perms, f->c->pool);
    if ( APR_SUCCESS != rv ) {
        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, rv, c->base_server,
                       
"could not create filter log at path %s", fname);
        return status;
    }
...
}