Cannot open output file ___.exe: Permission denied

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Whenever I run a program using classes, I keep getting this error:

/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/6.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot open output file Homework6.exe: Permission denied

I had to reset my computer last week and reinstall my IDE (CLion), along with Cygwin and the corresponding files. I followed along with my instructor's video of setting CLion up, but I'm still having issues. Is there a file I need to install again? This is the full error I get in CLion:

C:\Users---.CLion2017.2\system\cygwin_cmake\bin\cmake.exe --build
C:\Users---\CLionProjects\CS1410\Homework6\cmake-build-debug --target Homework6 -- -j 2 Scanning dependencies of target Homework6 [ 33%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/Homework6.dir/testArray.cpp.o [ 66%] Linking CXX executable Homework6.exe /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/6.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot open output file Homework6.exe: Permission denied

collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

make[3]: *** [CMakeFiles/Homework6.dir/build.make:121: Homework6.exe] Error 1

make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:68: CMakeFiles/Homework6.dir/all] Error 2

make[1]: * [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:80: CMakeFiles/Homework6.dir/rule] Error 2 make: * [Makefile:118: Homework6] Error 2

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c++cygwin
Most likely the access permissions for the file are set incorrectly. Try running chmod 777 Homework6.exe. – vtl
Where do I find that? – user6492738
In the terminal/shell. If you're running windows, search for cmd.exe, then cd <your directory path>, then chmod 777 Homework6.exe – ATOMP
I don't think this is the problem. It seems that cygwin or ld just doesn't have the permissions needed to write the output file. It's not Homework6.exe that has the permission problems, unless it somehow is read-only – Justin
Cygwin is the issue. My IDE worked with it before, I added a few lines of code, now the code doesn't run within the IDE. But it's not the line of code that I added. I've had this issue across many projects now – user6492738

1 Answers

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I had this error and it was my anti-virus. BitDefender was blocking it. Turned on, I get the same error you do. Off, it works just fine. Then turning the anti-virus back on, same error as you get. It was my anti-virus so try turning all it's features off temporarily.