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    :In Linux, when accessing the /tmp directory, the system prompts "bash: cd: /tmp: insufficient permission"

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    :In Linux, when accessing the /tmp directory, the system prompts "bash: cd: /tmp: insufficient permission"

    Last Updated:Dec 31, 2020

    Problem description

    Access the /TMP directory on CentOS 7, where the following information is displayed.

    bash: cd: /tmp: The permission is insufficient

    Cause

    Insufficient permissions prevent access to /TMP directory.

    Solution

    Alibaba Cloud reminds you that:

    • Before you perform operations that may cause risks, such as modifying instance configurations or data, we recommend that you check the disaster recovery and fault tolerance capabilities of the instances to ensure data security.
    • You can modify the configurations and data of instances including but not limited to Elastic Compute Service (ECS) and Relational Database Service (RDS) instances. Before the modification, we recommend that you create snapshots or enable RDS log backup.
    • If you have authorized or submitted sensitive information such as the logon account and password in the Alibaba Cloud Management Console, we recommend that you modify such information in a timely manner.

    Run the following command as the root user to perform authorization.

    chmod 1777 /tmp

    Application scope

    • Elastic Compute Service
    • Simple Application Server