Linux Permissions

Question

I am new to Linux. I am trying to copy some files from one folder on a Linux server to another folder on the same folder. The folders have different owners; however, I have read and write permissions on both folders. I used the command

chmod 777 /tmp/source_data

and then I tried the command

cp -r /tmp/source_data /projects/project_1

However, I got the error "file or directory not found". Can someone please give me some advise?

Answer 1

I'm assuming that the /projects/project_1 directory doesn't exist judging by the error. Either that, or you're in the wrong directory, you might need to use the full path.

Answer 2

You are getting this error because the folder /projects/project_1 doesn't exist, you will need to create it like so:

mkdir /projects/project_1

And then do the cp command:

cp -r /tmp/source_data /projects/project_1

Answer 3

you need to chmod /projects folder too.