Permission denied

Forum: Apps
Topic: Permission denied
started by: K-Zodron

Posted by K-Zodron on Aug. 05 2005,16:39

Hey!

I wonder what I could do, coz when I start an executable I get the error Permission Denied...

How can I fix this?

Thanks,
K-Zodron

Posted by everettattebury on Aug. 05 2005,18:29

Quote (K-Zodron @ Aug. 05 2005,12:39)

Hey!

I wonder what I could do, coz when I start an executable I get the error Permission Denied...

How can I fix this?

Thanks,
K-Zodron

You need to learn the < chmod > shell command. Click for the wikipedia article.

Posted by K-Zodron on Aug. 06 2005,08:27

Tried chmod 111 <name of exe> and modding to 777 also, and I get: "Read-only file system"

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 06 2005,13:30

What file are you attempting to run, and where is it located?

If it is something in /sbin or /usr/sbin, it's probably an application that should be run by root.

Posted by K-Zodron on Aug. 07 2005,09:00

It's an executeable on a CD

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 07 2005,14:03

There's no way to change permissions of a file on a CD. If it is not set as executeable, you will need to specify what application to use to open the file. For example, if it's a shell script you might use the command "sh /path/to/script".
Another thing that might work is mounting the CD using the "exec" option. You may not be able to execute files on CD with the default settings.

I still don't know what file you're trying to run. You said "an executeable", but that doesn't say much. Anything can be set to be executable, and from the look of it this file is not presently set that way. Also, the thread title suggests that the file has an ".exe" extension. Is this a Windows exe that you are trying to run?

Posted by K-Zodron on Aug. 07 2005,15:18

It's the ET game burned as .exe on CD, is that enough information?

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 07 2005,19:18

sorta. I'm now pretty sure you're not going to have much luck. Files ending with .exe are typically Windows executables, which will not run in Linux without a Windows emulation of some kind.
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