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gcp cloud-storage permissions bash

I'm working with a frustrating scenario with my GCP Cloud Storage bucket. I want to allow public access to certain files in the bucket, but every time I try to access them via a public URL, I receive a '403 Forbidden' behavior. I've configured the bucket to allow public access through the IAM settings and I've set the permissions for the specific files to be publicly readable. Here's what I've tried: 1. I verified that the bucket's uniform access is turned off to allow fine-grained permissions. 2. I used the following command to set the ACL for the individual file: ```bash gsutil acl ch -u AllUsers:R gs://my-bucket/my-file.txt ``` 3. I checked the bucket settings in the GCP Console to ensure that 'Block Public Access' is disabled. 4. I even tried accessing the object through different browsers and incognito mode to rule out caching issues. Despite all this, I keep hitting the '403' behavior. Here's the bucket's ACL information: ```json { "kind": "storage#objectAccessControl", "entity": "allUsers", "role": "READER", "bucket": "my-bucket", "object": "my-file.txt" } ``` Yet, I can’t seem to pinpoint why public access isn’t working. Can someone guide to figure out what I might be missing? Is there a specific configuration I need to check or a step that I might have overlooked? Any insights would be greatly appreciated! I'm on Windows 10 using the latest version of Bash. How would you solve this? Has anyone dealt with something similar?