Security settings won't let JavaScript even open a document?

Yes, I know this question has been covered a hundred times or more in this forum.  I'm also very sorry for adding to the list of people who don't understand it, but…  Well, I don't understand it.
I'm very familiar with JavaScript and ExtendScript.  I've got it enabled in my copy of Acrobat X Pro and can seem to execute simple commands in the JavaScript Debugger Console, like "3 + 4".  However, when I try to do something that seems trivial, like opening a document thusly:
var document = app.openDoc("/Volumes/g/ ArtDept/Product Templates/ ProofCover/proof_cover.pdf");
The debugger console gives me the error that has plagued so many thousands of Acrobat scripters:
NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method.
App.openDoc:1:Console undefined:Exec
So, can anyone please explain to me, in plain English, what this error means and, more importantly, how I can bypass it.  I do not want to run a folder-level script, since, from what I've read, those are executed upon launching Acrobat.  Great for adding menu items to Acrobt, but not for what I need.  Instead, I want this code to be called from an InDesign script to automate a simple task in Acrobat.
Can anyone please walk me through what I need to do to get this simple 'openDoc' task performed?  Or, at least, point me to a resource that can walk me through it?

@Gilad D, you are a genius.
I'm still relatively new to Macs and their file structure, so this one made me facepalm a bit.  It turns out that the filename I had going on ("/Volumes/g/ ArtDept/Product Templates/ ProofCover/proof_cover.pdf") was too much.  I had to remove the first level, making the result: ("/g/ ArtDept/Product Templates/ ProofCover/proof_cover.pdf").  When done this way, the script works perfectly.  I shall definitely remember that "this.path" property for future reference!
In fact, it even works in the Javascript console.  In further fact, it even does so without the need for a folder-level script.  But that's not a concern at the moment.  The bottom line is that I have at least been able to get Acrobat to open a file, replace a page, then do a Save As command, then close the file.  Thanks for all of the help; I'm now off to write a new post to ask about my current problem, which is much more complicated.

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