Q: Why can’t mkdir create a directory?

mkdir: cannot create directory – Permission denied. This is another very common error when creating directories using mkdir command. The reason for this error is that the user you’re running the mkdir as, doesn’t have permissions to create new directory in the location you specified.

Q: Why is the Directory I’m using already taken?

This error suggests that the directory name you’re using (/tmp/try in my example shown on the screenshot) is already taken – there is a file or a directory with the same name, so another one can’t be created. You can use the wonderful ls command to check what’s going on: Sure enough, we have a directory called /tmp/try already!

Question 1

Why can’t mkdir create a directory?

Accepted Answer

mkdir: cannot create directory &ndash; Permission denied. This is another very common error when creating directories using mkdir command. The reason for this error is that the user you&rsquo;re running the mkdir as, doesn&rsquo;t have permissions to create new directory in the location you specified.

Question 2

What is the default permissions of a directory in Linux?

Accepted Answer

By default, directories on a Linux system will have 0775 or drwxrwxr-x permssion and will be owned by the user that created the directory. In this example, root has read/write/execute permission, and every other user has read and execute, but not write permission.

Question 3

Why is the Directory I’m using already taken?

Accepted Answer

This error suggests that the directory name you&rsquo;re using (/tmp/try in my example shown on the screenshot) is already taken &ndash; there is a file or a directory with the same name, so another one can&rsquo;t be created. You can use the wonderful ls command to check what&rsquo;s going on: Sure enough, we have a directory called /tmp/try already!

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