Pwa-studio: main.CRITICAL: File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/634754808_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction.[BUG]

[dereklew]

Describe the bug
After installing Magento 2.3.0 and PWA Studio, and loaded the Venia demo data, I got these exceptions.

[2019-02-18 02:35:21] main.CRITICAL: File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/634754808_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. {"exception":"[object] (Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException(code: 0): File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/634754808_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. at /var/www/html/magento2/vendor/magento/module-catalog-import-export/Model/Import/Uploader.php:210)"} []
[2019-02-18 02:35:22] main.CRITICAL: File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/634754571_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. {"exception":"[object] (Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException(code: 0): File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/634754571_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. at /var/www/html/magento2/vendor/magento/module-catalog-import-export/Model/Import/Uploader.php:210)"} []
[2019-02-18 02:35:22] main.CRITICAL: File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/634754854_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. {"exception":"[object] (Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException(code: 0): File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/634754854_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. at /var/www/html/magento2/vendor/magento/module-catalog-import-export/Model/Import/Uploader.php:210)"} []
[2019-02-18 02:35:23] main.CRITICAL: File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/635172530_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. {"exception":"[object] (Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException(code: 0): File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/635172530_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. at /var/www/html/magento2/vendor/magento/module-catalog-import-export/Model/Import/Uploader.php:210)"} []
[2019-02-18 02:35:24] main.CRITICAL: File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/634754677_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. {"exception":"[object] (Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException(code: 0): File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/634754677_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. at /var/www/html/magento2/vendor/magento/module-catalog-import-export/Model/Import/Uploader.php:210)"} []
[2019-02-18 02:35:24] main.CRITICAL: File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/634754610_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. {"exception":"[object] (Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException(code: 0): File 'pub/media/catalog/product//6/3/634754610_640.jpg' was not found or has read restriction. at /var/www/html/magento2/vendor/magento/module-catalog-import-export/Model/Import/Uploader.php:210)"} []

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able to see the Venia demo images at the frontend.

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• Device: [e.g. iPhone6, PC]
• OS: [e.g. iOS8.1, Windows 10] Ubuntu
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• Version [e.g. 22]
• Magento Version 2.3.0
• NPM version npm -v
• Node Version node -v

Please let us know what packages this bug is in regards to:

• [x] venia-concept
• [ ] pwa-buildpack
• [ ] peregrine
• [ ] pwa-devdocs
• [ ] upward-js
• [ ] upward-spec

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[cnu115]

Hey @dereklew try to give server root path till pub then try

[dereklew]

Hi @cnu115 can you elaborate more?

[cnu115]

Hi @dereklew. In virtual host give back-end magento server url till pub.In my local system i am using apache2.
see the example
$cd /etc/apache2/sites-enabled
$nano site-name.conf

then change back-end server path

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted

[dereklew]

Hi @cnu115 thanks, it works!

[mhhansen]

closing since it's confirmed as a resolved.
thanks for the help provided @cnu115!
@dereklew feel free to open up again if issue still persists.