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ubuntu linux - write issue in system file dir

Hi,

I'm installing an app on linux. Not very good at it.
I managed to successfully install the program on the desktop and it worked, but then realized I had installed it in the wrong place.

I needed to install it in /opt
which is in the system files. it seemed to install ok, but when I go to launch the app
I get an error

dministrator@SVN:/opt/csvn$ bin/csvn console
Running CSVN Console...
wrapper | ERROR: Could not write pid file /opt/csvn/bin/../data/run/csvn.pid: Permission denied

I assume this is a system level permissions issue. I messed with the folder perms, but no luck.

any advice appreciated

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sakman

So your application is trying to write a pid file to /opt/csvn/data/run/csvn.pid and you are running it as yourself, correct?

First, does the pid file exist already and you are being denied the right to overwrite it?

Then, do the directories data and data/run allow you to cd into them?

What are the permission settings on data and data/run under /opt/csvn?

Finally, can you cd into /opt/csvn/data/run and create an empty file, such as:
$ touch somefile

TheWebGuy38

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the permissions were set to root on the application folder. once I changed them to administrator. seemed to have worked

TheWebGuy38

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I answered my own question