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It sounds like you installed get_iplayer as root in which case root owns 
the file so rwxrxrx would give root full permissions, group members and 
others read/execute only. As root, run:
chmod 777 get_iplayer

To give everyone write permission but this is not safe on a multiuser 
system.

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On 09/02/15 20:50, Budge wrote:
> Hi and thanks for the advice.  I had understood however that
>
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 meant that user had write permissions.  I could of course change ownership but why have I not had this issue before?
>
>
>
> On 02/09/2015 07:18 PM, artisticforge . wrote:
>> 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 <ajebay at errichel.co.uk> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
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