gistfile1.txt

f, err := os.Open(path)
	defer f.Close()
	if err != nil {
		log.Error.Printf("Failed to open file %s", path)
		return "", err
	}

	byteData := make([]byte, 12)

	bytesRead, err := f.Read(byteData)
	if err != nil {
		log.Error.Printf("File read error occurred for %s - read %d bytes", path, bytesRead)
		fi, err := os.Stat(path)
		if err != nil {
			log.Error.Printf("Could not stat file %s : %v", path, err)
		} else {
			log.Error.Printf("File info for %s: Size: %d Mode: %v", path, fi.Size(), fi.Mode())
		}
		// This fails
		bytesRead, err = f.Read(byteData)
		if err != nil {
			log.Error.Printf("Second read failed %s: %v", path, err)
			f.Close()
			f, err = os.Open(path)
			if err != nil {
				log.Error.Printf("Failed to open file %s", path)
				return "", err
			}
			// This succeeds
			bytesRead, err = f.Read(byteData)
			if err != nil {
				log.Error.Printf("Third read failed %s: %v", path, err)
			} else {
			  // This succeeds
				log.Error.Printf("Third read succeeded for %s %d", path, bytesRead)
			}
		} else {
			log.Error.Printf("Second read succeeded for %s %d", path, bytesRead)
		}
		return "", err
	}
	
	// Output
	// ERROR: 2016/03/22 13:54:59 image_util.go:23: File read error occurred for c:\GoWork\src\github.com\cchamplin\goimage\test\catalog\product\1\0\1002458_4.jpg - read 0 bytes
  // ERROR: 2016/03/22 13:54:59 image_util.go:28: File info for c:\GoWork\src\github.com\cchamplin\goimage\test\catalog\product\1\0\1002458_4.jpg: Size: 53416 Mode: -rw-rw-rw-
  // ERROR: 2016/03/22 13:54:59 image_util.go:32: Second read failed c:\GoWork\src\github.com\cchamplin\goimage\test\catalog\product\1\0\1002458_4.jpg: EOF
  // ERROR: 2016/03/22 13:54:59 image_util.go:43: third read succeeded for c:\GoWork\src\github.com\cchamplin\goimage\test\catalog\product\1\0\1002458_4.jpg 12