usr/bin :permission denied

[Neb Cross]

Hi Everyone

I am new to these forums so i hope i have got the correct category for this question.

anyway.....

I have just installed Apache Tomcat on my Mac (Version 10.5.5) an i am trying to put a simple script in my /usr/bin folder.

To do this i have been using this command in my terminal:
cp File /../../../usr/bin

but when i execute it, the terminal says ermission denied.

I would really appreciate any help with this matter.

Thanks,
-Neb

 

[italiano40]

you should do a sudo command before that command

 

[Eidorian]

That's going to need a sudo. And as always...

 We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
 Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

    #1) Respect the privacy of others.
    #2) Think before you type.
    #3) With great power comes great responsibility.

 

[Neb Cross]

worked like a charm.

Thanks alot

-Neb

 

[Neb Cross]

Hi again,

I have now got the script in the /usr/bin folder

but, now i have a slightly different problem. When i run the script i get the same error message:
-bash: /usr/bin/tomcat: Permission denied

This is the script that i have placed in the /usr/bin folder. To run the script i type tomcat start

#!/bin/bash

case $1 in
  start)
    sh /Library/Tomcat/bin/startup.sh
  ;;
  stop)
    sh /Library/Tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh
  ;;
  restart)
    sh /Library/Tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh
    sh /Library/Tomcat/bin/startup.sh
  ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: start|stop|restart"
  ;;
esac

exit 0

Again your help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks,
-Ben

 

[Neb Cross]

Please help me, I am lost

-Neb

 

[John Jacob]

You need to do a chmod on the script file to give it executable permissions. For example, chmod 755 /usr/bin/ScriptFile. You may need to add a sudo before the chmod command to get the permissions needed to change the permissions.

 

[Neb Cross]

Thank you all workin fine

-Neb