SocketException: Permission Denied?

Question

My LogCat reads:

08-19 09:29:01.964: WARN/System.err(311): java.net.SocketException: Permission denied 08-19 09:29:02.204: WARN/System.err(311):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.platform.OSNetworkSystem.createStreamSocketImpl(Native Method) 08-19 09:29:02.214: WARN/System.err(311):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.platform.OSNetworkSystem.createStreamSocket(OSNetworkSystem.java:186) 08-19 09:29:02.214: WARN/System.err(311):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.net.PlainSocketImpl.create(PlainSocketImpl.java:265) 08-19 09:29:02.224: WARN/System.err(311):     at java.net.Socket.checkClosedAndCreate(Socket.java:873) 08-19 09:29:02.224: WARN/System.err(311):     at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:1020) 08-19 09:29:02.224: WARN/System.err(311):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.internal.net.www.protocol.http.HttpConnection.<init>(HttpConnection.java:62) 08-19 09:29:02.224: WARN/System.err(311):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.internal.net.www.protocol.http.HttpConnectionPool.get(HttpConnectionPool.java:88) 08-19 09:29:02.224: WARN/System.err(311):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.internal.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.getHTTPConnection(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:927) 08-19 09:29:02.224: WARN/System.err(311):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.internal.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.connect(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:909) 08-19 09:29:02.234: WARN/System.err(311):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.internal.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.getInputStream(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:1152) 08-19 09:29:02.234: WARN/System.err(311):     at java.net.URL.openStream(URL.java:653) 08-19 09:29:02.244: WARN/System.err(311):     at around.lowell.Main.onCreate(Main.java:57) 08-19 09:29:02.244: WARN/System.err(311):     at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047) 08-19 09:29:02.244: WARN/System.err(311):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2627) 08-19 09:29:02.244: WARN/System.err(311):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2679) 08-19 09:29:02.244: WARN/System.err(311):     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2300(ActivityThread.java:125) 08-19 09:29:02.244: WARN/System.err(311):     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2033) 08-19 09:29:02.244: WARN/System.err(311):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 08-19 09:29:02.244: WARN/System.err(311):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123) 08-19 09:29:02.244: WARN/System.err(311):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627) 08-19 09:29:02.254: WARN/System.err(311):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 08-19 09:29:02.254: WARN/System.err(311):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521) 08-19 09:29:02.254: WARN/System.err(311):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868) 08-19 09:29:02.264: WARN/System.err(311):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626) 08-19 09:29:02.264: WARN/System.err(311):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) 

The code that I have recently implemented that it is generating this error for in my Android app is:

        FileOutputStream fOut = null;         try {             fOut = this.openFileOutput("employeeInformation.xml", MODE_PRIVATE);             try {                 InputStream is = new URL("http://totheriver.com/learn/xml/code/employees.xml").openStream();                 int size = is.available();                 byte[] buffer = new byte[size];                 is.read(buffer);                 is.close();                 fOut.write(buffer);              } catch(Exception e) {                  e.printStackTrace();              }         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {             e.printStackTrace();         } finally {             try {                 fOut.close();             } catch (IOException e) {                 e.printStackTrace();             }         } 

Does anyone know what the problem is?

Answer 1

Add Internet permission to your manifest:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/> 

Answer 2

You need to go to your Manifest file in your android application project then above application section next to other permissions add: android.permission.INTERNET

Your manifest should look something like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0" >  <uses-sdk     android:minSdkVersion="8"     android:targetSdkVersion="18" /> .... <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> ... <application android:allowBackup="true" .... 

keep in mind value (android.permission.INTERNET) is case sensitive.

Hope this saves you some time.