Permission denied trying to install .run extension file

[k13pt0]

Can anyone gimme guide lines to running a file with a .run extension. Im new to linux cant seem to find much on the subject doing searches. I keep getting a permmision denied in the terminal.

[CraigWatson]

To get around the "permission denied" error, you must run the command as the "root" user:

[user@machine ~]$ su -
Password: Your-root-password
[root@machine ~]# your-command-here

To return out of "root" user mode, just type exit :).

Edit

The above command will elevate you to root-user status until you exit. To run a specific command with elevated permissions, just tag "sudo" to the start of your command, so for example:

[user@machine ~]$ nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Will become:

[user@machine ~]$ sudo nano /etx/X11/xorg.conf

For some commands like fdisk or lspci you need to have the root user's environment as well as the privileges, so use the "su -" command.

[jazzfan]

try to change premissions to that file:

su -c chmod 777 $path_to_your_file.run


Now, you'll be able to run this file like a normal user

[jazzfan]

but that's not always smart: this above (both my and Watson's solutions) will give the x.run file full permissions to write over your files. So it would be smarter for you to first do:

su -c chmod a+rx $path_to_your_file.run


which will only give permissions to read and execute file, but not permit writing anything.
If you now run the .run file from terminal , you will see what and where is program trying to copy files.

After you're sure it won't hurt you, do the command from my first post.

[k13pt0]

[K13pt0@ip68-2-59- ~]$ su -
Password:
[root@ip68-2-59- ~]# /home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run
-bash: /home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run: Permission denied
[root@ip68-2-59- ~]#

Am i running doing this right?

[jazzfan]

Have you made what I said you in my post?

[k13pt0]

[K13pt0@ip68-2-59-24 ~]$ sudo -c chmod 777 $/home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run
sudo: illegal option `-c'
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -L | -l | -V | -v
usage: sudo [-bEHPS] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] [VAR=value]
{-i | -s | <command>}
usage: sudo -e [-S] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] file ...
[K13pt0@ip68-2-59-24 ~]$ /home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run
bash: /home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run: Permission denied
[K13pt0@ip68-2-59-24 ~]$


I gotta be typing something wrong

[jazzfan]

sorry, my bad :(
look now, I correct it

[k13pt0]

Lol this is nuts I been trying to figure this out for awhile.

[jazzfan]

so, it works now?

[k13pt0]

[K13pt0@ip68-2-59-24 ~]$ su - c chmod 777 $/home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run
su: user c does not exist
[K13pt0@ip68-2-59-24 ~]$ su -c chmod 777 $/home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run
su: user 777 does not exist

[k13pt0]

No not working still get a permission denied

[k13pt0]

[K13pt0@ip68-2-59-24 ~]$ su -
Password:
[root@ip68-2-59-24 ~]# c chmod 777 $/home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run
-bash: c: command not found
[root@ip68-2-59-24 ~]# chmod 777 $/home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run
chmod: cannot access `$/home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run': No such file or directory

Your code worked Minus the "$" in fromt of my directory Thnks for your help :D

[root@ip68-2-59-24 ~]# chmod 777 /home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run
[root@ip68-2-59-24 ~]# /home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run
STUBBED: ftell is 32 bit!
at /home/timo/Build/mojosetup/fileio.c:246

[CraigWatson]

take the dollar out before the filename :)

[jazzfan]

without the $ sign:

su -c "chmod 777 /home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run"
/home/K13pt0/ETQW-demo-client-1.1-full.r5.x86.run

[JohnVV]

oh that is what it is
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
if you have not got it to run yet give this a try
in bash run
cd /home/K13pt0
then type in
su ( hit the enter button )
type in your password ( hit the enter button )
then run
chmod +x *.run
then run
exit
then run
sh *.run
if sh *.run as a normal user dose not work then try it as root
su and password then " sh *.run '

this is how i install the nivida driver on my box so it should install the game