Cannot create "catalina.out", - Permission Denied - When trying to run Confluence 4.0 after fresh install

Question

root@node:~# /etc/init.d/confluence start
Using CATALINA_BASE:   /usr/local/confluence/atlassian-confluence-4.0
Using CATALINA_HOME:   /usr/local/confluence/atlassian-confluence-4.0
Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /usr/local/confluence/atlassian-confluence-4.0/temp
Using JRE_HOME:        /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun
Using CLASSPATH:       /usr/local/confluence/atlassian-confluence-4.0/bin/bootst                                                                                               rap.jar
Using CATALINA_PID:    /usr/local/confluence/atlassian-confluence-4.0/work/catal                                                                                               ina.pid
touch: cannot touch `/usr/local/confluence/atlassian-confluence-4.0/logs/catalin                                                                                               a.out': Permission denied
/usr/local/confluence/atlassian-confluence-4.0/bin/catalina.sh: 503: cannot crea                                                                                               te /usr/local/confluence/atlassian-confluence-4.0/work/catalina.pid: Permission                                                                                                denied
/usr/local/confluence/atlassian-confluence-4.0/bin/catalina.sh: 503: cannot crea                                                                                               te /usr/local/confluence/atlassian-confluence-4.0/logs/catalina.out: Permission                                                                                                denied

Thomas Burke · Answer

the better question is why must we be piece-mealing permission for Atlassian install scripts all over the place?

Samuel Levin · Answer

What must I make the permissions?

Radu Dumitriu · Answer

Try these outstanding commands:

$man chown

$man chmod

Be sure not to type the '$' sign (it represents the prompt).