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Re: [Bug-ddrescue] ddrescue: Can't open input file: Permission denied
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Robert Trevellyan |
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Re: [Bug-ddrescue] ddrescue: Can't open input file: Permission denied |
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Tue, 6 Sep 2016 10:37:21 -0400 |
The error message refers to the input, not the log. Have you tried sudo?
sudo ddrescue -v -n /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdc1 /media/(user)/recoverylogfile.txt
--force
Robert Trevellyan
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On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Kevin Okie <address@hidden> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I'm attempting to clone a corrutped Windows partition from bad
> disk/partition sdb3 to external HD device/partition sdc1
>
> The command I am using is:
> ddrescue -v -n /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdc1 /media/(user)/recoverylogfile.txt
> --force
> (doing '-n' at first to skip errors so i can return to them later)
> (added '--force' because without it I get the message "output file
> exists and is not a regular file". '--force' allows me to overwrite
> what is on the target device).
>
> 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. However, I need the
> logfile to go back and try to recover parts of the drive with errors
> later.
>
> Any assistance much appreciated!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kevin
>
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