Linux problem getting error in creating folder via tomcat app

[subodh gupta]

Hello I need to create a folder at runtime and download some zip in that an extract them in the folder.

Once in month/year we need to clear it up using the some batch.

So i need to know, do i need to set permission for my app to access the system folder because as it is I am getting the exception in doing it.

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create the local folder for downloading file: /var/abc/ore

Any suggestion i need this urgently

Between i am novice and don't know to much of linux/unix so please bear for my insanity. The entire system has been setup by me so please suggest keeping that in mind.

[Tim Holloway]

For a webapp to be able to create a folder, the parent folder must have the right access rights for the user ID under which Tomcat is running.

[subodh gupta]

Thanks Tim. It helped.

[he yx]

you can create folder before run you web app,then you can create zip in this folder while your app is running.
zip file named like this: year-month-day-hh-mm.zip