hello If you are running /usr/local/bin/get_iplayer as anyone other than root and /usr/local/bin/get_iplayer is attempting to update itself the error you are receiving to correct. No one except root has "write" premissions on /usr/local/bin/get_iplayer
You need to provide the exact command line that you are using that cause the error. it does appear that /usr/local/bin/get_iplayer is attempting to update itself and failing miserably On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Budge <[email protected]> wrote: > I have managed to mess up my RAID configuration and have taken advantage > to install new drives and upgrade OS so am installing GiP ab initio > following wiki instructions to the letter. Two questions:- > > Is the github .../wiki/release291 the one to install?\ > > I have a problem with permissions/ownership. I have followed wiki and > put file in /usr/local/bin (which is in path) but when I try to run from > cli in bash I get > > ERROR: /usr/local/bin/get_iplayer is not writable - aborting update > (maybe a package manager was used to install get_iplayer?). I am logged > in correctly as user and the permissions are -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root > 423921 Feb 9 18:16 get_iplayer, which tells me that user should be able > to write. Is it an environment issue or am I just losing it? Never had > this problem before. > > Budgie > > > > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer -- terry l. ridder ><> _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
