I'm trying to make a new directory in PuTTY, but the error is coming that the permission is denied

Question

Command sequence:

atlas:/> cd etc
atlas:/etc> mkdir dir1
mkdir: cannot create directory `dir1': Permission denied
atlas:/etc> mkdir dir1
mkdir: cannot create directory `dir1': Permission denied
atlas:/etc> mkdir dir1.
mkdir: cannot create directory `dir1.': Permission denied
atlas:/etc> 

How can I get out from this problem?

Answer 1

To create a folder in /etc, you must use root permissions. Use this instead:

sudo mkdir dir1

If you need access to that afterwards, you will always have to use sudo, or you will have to change permissions of the folder or files within.