bash: /usr/local/android-sdk-linux/tools/android: Permission denied

Question

i am trying to install phone gap on Ubuntu. I followed all the necessary steps and successfully installed the android sdk on Ubuntu. but when I type android in the terminal it shows permission denied. How do i change the permission. The error is:

bash: /usr/local/android-sdk-linux/tools/android: Permission denied

Answer 1

Set the permissions using chmod exec'd using sudo

sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/android-sdk-linux/tools/android