Performing CyberOps Using Cisco Security Technologies: Answering the "Permission Denied" Error in Bash Script Execution

Answering the "Permission Denied" Error in Bash Script Execution

Question

An engineer has created a bash script to automate a complicated process.

During script execution, this error occurs: permission denied.

Which command must be added to execute this script?

Answers

Explanations

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The correct answer is A. chmod +x ex.sh.

Explanation:

The "permission denied" error occurs when the user does not have the necessary permissions to execute a particular file or command. In this case, it means that the user does not have the execute permission for the bash script.

The "chmod" command changes the permissions of a file or directory. The "+x" option adds the execute permission to the file.

Therefore, to execute the bash script, the engineer needs to add the execute permission to the script using the following command:

chmod +x ex.sh

After executing this command, the engineer can run the script using the command:

./ex.sh

Option B ("source ex.sh") executes the commands in the script within the current shell, but it does not add execute permission to the script. Option C ("chroot ex.sh") is used to change the root directory of a process, which is not applicable in this case. Option D ("sh ex.sh") executes the script using the sh interpreter, but it also does not add execute permission to the script.