error in tar -jvxf

nodar · 12-09-2007, 11:06 PM

Hi Guys,

I tried to execute this command:

user@localhost~]$ tar -jxvf sblim-sfcc-2.0.2.tar.bz2, and got this message

tar: sblim-sfcc-2.0.2.tar.bz2: Cannot open: Permission denied
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

Same error when unpacking this file:
subversion-1.4.5.tar.bz2
openwsman-1.5.1.tar.bz2

What do you mean by this? What causes this message? How can I unpacked this? Please help me.

thanks,

nodar

AceofSpades19 · 12-09-2007, 11:45 PM

you need to change the permissions on it, to be accessible by your user

LinuxCrayon · 12-10-2007, 12:38 AM

Or cheat and use

Code:

sudo tar -jxvf sblim-sfcc-2.0.2.tar.bz2

if you're in the list of sudoers, or

Code:

su -c "tar -jxvf sblim-sfcc-2.0.2.tar.bz2"

if you're not but you know the root password. As a side note, if you're not a sudoer but you know root password, make yourself a sudoer and do away with root password. ^_^

[EDIT]
By "do away with," I mean stop using 'su' or root (except where needed, such as using YaST or Pirut etc...).
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