from the looks of it.. you are trying to save the file on /home try this $ cd [ENTER] $ wget http://layer1.cpanel.net/latest [ENTER] hth, On Monday 19 December 2005 2:15 pm, Michael Wright wrote: > [michael@localhost ~]$ cd /home > [michael@localhost home]$ wget http://layer1.cpanel.net/latest > --16:14:03-- http://layer1.cpanel.net/latest > => `latest' > Resolving layer1.cpanel.net... 198.66.78.12, 69.72.164.151, > 69.72.164.152, ... > Connecting to layer1.cpanel.net[198.66.78.12]:80... connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 639,964 [text/plain] > latest: Permission denied > > Cannot write to `latest' (Permission denied). > [michael@localhost home]$[michael@localhost ~]$ cd /home > [michael@localhost home]$ wget http://layer1.cpanel.net/latest > --16:14:03-- http://layer1.cpanel.net/latest > => `latest' > Resolving layer1.cpanel.net... 198.66.78.12, 69.72.164.151, > 69.72.164.152, ... > Connecting to layer1.cpanel.net[198.66.78.12]:80... connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 639,964 [michael@localhost ~]$ cd /home > [michael@localhost home]$ wget http://layer1.cpanel.net/latest > --16:14:03-- http://layer1.cpanel.net/latest > => `latest' > Resolving layer1.cpanel.net... 198.66.78.12, 69.72.164.151, > 69.72.164.152, ... > Connecting to layer1.cpanel.net[198.66.78.12]:80... connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 639,964 [text/plain] > latest: Permission denied > > Cannot write to `latest' (Permission denied). > [michael@localhost home]$[text/plain] > latest: Permission denied > > Cannot write to `latest' (Permission denied). > [michael@localhost home]$ should not be any problems at all...