Re: [Bug-ddrescue] ddrescue: Can't open input file: Permission denied

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Hello Kevin,

Kevin Okie wrote:
> The command I am using is:
> ddrescue -v -n /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdc1 /media/(user)/recoverylogfile.txt --force
> [...]
> Even if I shorten up the logfile part of the command to just
> 'logfile.txt' with no path, I get the same error. However, if I omit
> the logfile part of the command, the utility runs.

This makes no sense. If the mapfile (formerly called logfile) were the 
cause of the problem, the error message would be

  ddrescue: Can't create mapfile: Permission denied

Do you have read permission to /dev/sdb3?
What version of ddrescue are you using?


Best regards,
Antonio.