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I have been trying to run my server.command file forever. I have tried changing access privileges with chmod x+u pressing enter then dragging the file into Terminal and pressing enter, but when I do, it says:
-bash: /Users/Alec/Desktop/Tekkit_Server_v1.2.9g/start.command: Permission denied
If you actually used chmod x+u filename then here is the results of a sample from Terminal:
$ echo 'echo Hello World!' > hello.command
$ ls -l hello.command
-rw-r--r-- 1 user staff 18 Aug 5 14:24 hello.command
$ chmod x+u hello.command
chmod: Invalid file mode: x+u
$ ./hello.command
-bash: ./hello.command: Permission denied
$ chmod +x hello.command
$ ls -l hello.command
-rwxr-xr-x 1 user staff 18 Aug 5 14:24 hello.command
$ ./hello.command
Hello World!
$
It just needs to be: chmod +x filename
If you only want it executable for the User, then use: chmod u+x filename
ls -l filename where filename is the name of the file (including path if necessary)?
Aug 5, 2015 at 18:33
ls -l /Users/Alec/Desktop/Tekkit_Server_v1.2.9g/start.command
Aug 5, 2015 at 18:45
I think it's:
chmod u+x <filename>
rather than:
chmod x+u <filename>
So try:
chmod u+x /Users/Alec/Desktop/Tekkit_Server_v1.2.9g/start.command
chmod x+ubeing incorrect as discussed in the answers provided, you also seem to be missing the fundamentals of what you're trying to accomplish, because you're pressing enter to run the command immediately afterchmod x+u, but you should be pressing space instead, then inserting the file path, so that the chmod has a path to execute upon.