"access denied" to create class file

[Rabinarayan jena]

I am new to java. While compiling the "moooooo" program an error is displayed.
Error--
error while writing MooseGreetings :MooseGreetings.class
<acess denied>.

What to do?

[Campbell Ritchie]

Welcome to the Ranch

Which folder are you trying to create the Mooooo file in? I suggest you create your own java (or similar) folder with the mkdir command. More details in this post. You can use the same instructions on Windows and Linux.

[Rabinarayan jena]

I have created another folder named java source in program files with in c drive. I have set the path also in the environment setting . But still getting the problem relating to class.

[K. Tsang]

Are you using Windows? I thought Windows doesn't have folder permissions like *nix.

Try compiling to the same folder as the source.

[J. Kevin Robbins]

Windows has restrictive file permissions if you aren't running as an administrator level account. If you are using an employer provided computer, your account may be a limited-user account.

[Steve Kedzie]

I recommend you create your java programs folder somewhere else other than within "Program Files." Even with Administrator privileges, you will not have full control of that folder unless you go through a process to take ownership and fix permissions. To keep things simple, you should just create a folder directly on the C:\ drive and set your PATH and CLASSPATH to that folder. Once you know you can get everything working, then you could consider finding a better hierarchy to suit your needs.