Failed to save 'file': A system error occured (EACCES: permission denied, open 'file path')

[Temkit]

• VSCode Version: Code 1.8.1 (ee428b0, 2016-12-19T14:42:49.304Z)
• OS Version: macOS Sierra x64 10.12.2
• Extensions:

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xml	DotJoshJohnson	1.6.1
beautify	HookyQR	0.6.2
format-indent	Kasik96	1.3.0
terminal-tabs	Tyriar	0.0.6
vscode-terminal-here	Tyriar	0.0.5
html-css-class-completion	Zignd	1.0.3
html-snippets	abusaidm	0.0.18
Bookmarks	alefragnani	0.10.1
project-manager	alefragnani	0.12.2
vscode-color	anseki	0.2.2
vscode-standard-format	chenxsan	0.0.12
python	donjayamanne	0.5.5
vscode-html-css	ecmel	0.0.30
vscode-npm-script	eg2	0.1.5
php-debug	felixfbecker	1.10.0
terminal	formulahendry	0.0.6
rest-client	humao	0.11.2
Angular2	johnpapa	1.0.2
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MagicPython	magicstack	1.0.3
prettify-json	mohsen1	0.0.3
debugger-for-chrome	msjsdiag	2.4.1
vscode-icons	robertohuertasm	4.3.0
launchterminal	testingtestingtesting	0.4.0
vscode-react-native	vsmobile	0.2.4
bootstrap-3-snippets	wcwhitehead	0.0.9
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Steps to Reproduce:

1.save a file
2.get an error : Failed to save 'file': A system error occured (EACCES: permission denied, open 'file path')
the thing is that it happend sudenly in the middle of a project, and i can't save anymore !

[bpasero]

@zecide does this reproduce every time you try? are you editing a file that you do not have write permissions to? does it reproduce when you run with extensions disabled (code --disable-extensions from the command line)?

[Temkit]

i wasn't able to figure out what was happening, so i migrated my files to a new project and every thinks goes fine, was not a permission issue, and neither an extension !

[bpasero]

Ok please reopen when it happens again.

[Temkit]

i know what was the problem :
i'm working with angular cli, when i generate a component using the ng g c name, if in the terminal iam as root, then the generated files belongs to the root user, when after i go to edit them using vscode as a non root i have this error !

[ishansiddiqui]

Yes you are right that you have created the files and they have root permissions.
The solution is that i created the main project's folder as 'root' and then given it permissions so that i can create files in it. Those files don't have the root as the owner so it doesn't gives an error of permission denied when we try to save/create files in the editor.
Cheers !!

[JacobHorne]

Im a little confused. I set up a vue-cli instance and I cannot save.

[vinkhub]

sudo chmod -R <user_name> <directory_name>

[Dimas-Prasetya]

if you are using terminal,
login with local user, and then you can run this script

sudo chown -R $USER <directory_project>

[Asura19]

Thank you @Dimas-Prasetya , it works!!!

[Dimas-Prasetya]

@Asura19 you're welcome

[Graystripe17]

Yeah this happened as I was editing my first file switching from Vim. Not a good impression :/

[ricardomaleixo]

this is the solution to me.

access terminal with root and ...

code --user-data-dir="./vscode-root"

ubuntu 16.04

flw.vlw