On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:04:33 +0900, Mark Sargent <powderkeg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All, > > using Fedora2 and trying to install from a .tar file. Extracted to this > dir, mysql-standard-4.1.9-pc-linux-gnu-i686 where I see the > INSTALL-BINARY file. Using this cmd, ./INSTALL-BINARY gives the > following error, > > [root@localhost mysql-standard-4.1.9-pc-linux-gnu-i686]# ./INSTALL-BINARY > -bash: ./INSTALL-BINARY: Permission denied > > What am I doing wrong here.? I'm rather new to Linux too. Cheers. > > Mark Sargent. This is probably because the file is not executable. In Linux, only files so marked can be executed. You can use the command "chmod" to change the permissions on a file. Use "chmod +x INSTALL-BINARY" to make the file executable and then you should be able to run it with ./ If this is a shell script, you can also run it with "sh INSTALL-BINARY" without making it executable. You can use the "file" command to see what it is, ie "file INSTALL-BINARY" should tell you something like "Bourne shell script text executable" if it is a shell script. I found this link real quick with Google that talks some more about file permissions: http://www.linuxpowered.com/html/editorials/file.html Also check out "man chmod" and "man chown" Now, is there a reason you are installing from a tar ball? You ought to be able to find an equivalent rpm file to install. Looks like there are generic rpms at www.mysql.com as well as src.rpms. I recommend trying the rpm and if that doesn't work, then try rebuilding the src.rpm. You get better consistency (Fedora will know that mysql 4.1.9 is installed) and is a good opportunity to learn some more about Linux :). Jonathan
