Permission error when creating Flutter project

Question

I am new to Flutter, and after installing it, I got this error when I tried to create a project.

[hello_world] flutter create --ios-language swift --android-language kotlin .
Failed to open or create the artifact cache lockfile: "FileSystemException: Cannot open file, path = '/home/raphael/flutter/flutter/bin/cache/lockfile' (OS Error: Permission denied, errno = 13)"
Please ensure you have permissions to create or open /home/raphael/flutter/flutter/bin/cache/lockfile
Failed to open or create the lockfile
exit code 1

I can't find any way to fix this, so I'd be glad if someone helps me :)

Thank you!

score 31 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 24 '19 at 19:50

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Check permission for the mentioned directory via:

ls -l /home/raphael/flutter/

the flutter subfolder in there should have the same user id (or the group) as your current user, with whom you are trying to create the project.

If not, while being in the folder mentioned above, try to change permission on the folder via:

chown -R YOUR_USERNAME flutter

Run the first command again to verify that the apropriate user is now shown on the folder. Then try to create the project again.

answered Sep 24 '19 at 19:50

Logemann

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If `flutter` is in your current user's home directory, you can run the following command instead: `chown -R $USER:$USER $HOME/flutter` – mchid Dec 14 '19 at 05:00
in my case, I need to add sudo – Brifeb Apr 17 '21 at 23:55

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 31 '20 at 02:06

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Try this:

sudo chown -R [user]:root /opt/flutter

It worked for me on Manjaro Linux.

edited Oct 31 '20 at 02:06

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answered May 31 '20 at 12:25

Pecinta kaffein

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score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 03 '20 at 16:35

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Try this, worked in my ubuntu 18.04.

First set the ownership of the folder:

sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ~/development/flutter

If you still have the error set this permission:

sudo chmod 754 development/flutter/

edited Jun 03 '20 at 16:35

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answered Jun 03 '20 at 16:26

Alexander De Jesus Marmolejos

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 15 '20 at 11:09

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To solve this error, I opened the terminal with administrator privileges and It worked! Hope this helps you.

answered May 15 '20 at 11:09

Paul Cabeza

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 10 '22 at 19:19

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$ sudo chown -R <username> /Users/<username>/.config

or this one work for me

$ sudo chmod 775 <username> /Users/<username>/.config

For full right

$ sudo chmod 777 <username> /Users/<username>/.config

answered Feb 10 '22 at 19:19

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