Unable to read any file on the server - error: pipeline pilot exception rethrown

Pipeline pilot is unable to read any of the files in the directory on the server - FYI - already proved that the server works fine. The error pasted below was applied to all the previous protocols as well. Any ideas are welcome. Thank you in advance. 

Copied error:

The file '/projects/ccs/schurerlab/cheminfo/CommerciallyAvailableCompounds/eMolecules/20200401/version.smi.gz' could not be opened for reading.
FileDataReader::OpenSourceFromProperties: Pipeline Pilot exception rethrown
DataReader::onInitialize: Pipeline Pilot exception rethrown
FileDataReader::onInitialize: Pipeline Pilot exception rethrown
DelimitedReader::onInitialize: Pipeline Pilot exception rethrown
-> 'Delimited Text Reader' ('eMol'); Location: 27 - error during Initialization phase
CProtocolBaseImpl::GetNextStartNodeForNewData: Pipeline Pilot exception rethrown
CProtocolBaseImpl::SetUpComponentStack: Pipeline Pilot exception rethrown
CProtocolStd::onProcess: Pipeline Pilot exception rethrown
CProtocol::onProcess: Pipeline Pilot exception rethrown
CComponentRunner::CallOnProcess: exception caught, calling onFinalize before rethrow
Protocol SARS-Cov 3CL eMolecules prediction_0531, user jxh1011: Pipeline Pilot exception caught
Protocol SARS-Cov 3CL eMolecules prediction_0531, user jxh1011: Protocol failed: Pipeline Pilot error
Pipeline Pilot Server version 20.1.0.2208
Server OS: Linux