mkdir is used to make a directory. The message is just telling you the program doesn’t have authority to write in the folder.
If you have cpanel and can access it you can use it to check your Permissions. You should see a number beside each directory example would be 755 or 644.
The number represents the permissions to the directory. The only number you really need to be concerned with is the first one.
For example 544 you would only want to be look at the number 5.
Each number represents a different group the first number is the owner of the file. The second is associated with the group and the final number is the access everyone else has to the directory.
If the first number is set to 7 it means the program has total control over the director.
you can figure the numbers like this
read = 4
write = 2
execute = 1
if you add them together you get 7
if you just want read and write it would be 6
if you just wanted read it would be 4
You never want them set to 777 that would mean any one could read or write or execute anything with that file or directory.
Just Google change file permissions for Linux or unix to understand it better.
Hi @mrtom414,
Thank you for your much valued reply..
I’ll just go straight and check that out..
will get back if i face any other problem 😛 (sorry)
Thanks a Lot and i mean a Lot..
Happy Halloween..
Jessica
Hey,
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