Linux Noob Alert: Help Me Troubleshoot This Bizarre Permissions Nightmare

[Юрий1975]

"Hey guys, just set up a fresh Ubuntu install on my new rig and I'm already running into permission issues. I'm trying to install a program from source, but getting a 'Permission denied' error on a directory I own. I've checked the ownership & group permissions, but can't seem to find the solution - any clue what's going on?"

 

[Teb6120]

Yeah, sounds like a classic permissions issue to me. Can you post the exact error message you're seeing? Usually, running a `sudo chmod -R 755 dirname` command in the affected directory can fix any permission issues.

 

[Lickity]

"Dude, sounds like a permissions perms issue to me. Try running a sudo chown command to change the ownership, or even better, just do a chmod -R 755 on the problematic folder to give it proper permissions. Hopefully, that'll sort it out for ya."

 

[Mofix]

"Dude, are you using the 'sudo' command? Sometimes just prepending that to a command fixes permissions issues. Also, try checking the file ownership and group, that might give us a clue what's goin' on."