{
  "id": 72943,
  "title": "Locked .csv files",
  "url": "/competitions/elo-merchant-category-recommendation/discussion/72943",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2018-11-28T14:00:21.974847500Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 5,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Hey all,</p>\n\n<p>I used the API to download the data for the Elo Merchant Category Recommendation competition on Linux Ubuntu, but the files seem to be locked. \nAny thoughts on this ?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "429197",
      "postDate": "11/28/2018 14:00:21",
      "content": "<p>Hey all,</p>\n\n<p>I used the API to download the data for the Elo Merchant Category Recommendation competition on Linux Ubuntu, but the files seem to be locked. \nAny thoughts on this ?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hey all,\n\nI used the API to download the data for the Elo Merchant Category Recommendation competition on Linux Ubuntu, but the files seem to be locked. \nAny thoughts on this ?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "429204",
      "postDate": "11/28/2018 14:14:13",
      "content": "<p>I had the same thing in another competition - try changing permissions either by right-clicking on the file itself or command line chmod</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.washington.edu/computing/unix/permissions.html\">https://www.washington.edu/computing/unix/permissions.html</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I had the same thing in another competition - try changing permissions either by right-clicking on the file itself or command line chmod\n\nhttps://www.washington.edu/computing/unix/permissions.html",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "429208",
      "postDate": "11/28/2018 14:24:09",
      "content": "<p>^ I've had this persistently on MacOS for three competitions now (including this one). Indeed, a permissions problem. Fixed by \"chmod 444 ./*\" within the data directory</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "^ I've had this persistently on MacOS for three competitions now (including this one). Indeed, a permissions problem. Fixed by \"chmod 444 ./*\" within the data directory",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "429277",
      "postDate": "11/28/2018 16:05:44",
      "content": "<p>Just right click on the file, go to properties and make it read and write mode.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Just right click on the file, go to properties and make it read and write mode.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "429723",
      "postDate": "11/29/2018 08:51:50",
      "content": "<p>Thanks guys. Indeed it was a permissions issue.  Changed the permissions and works like a charm.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks guys. Indeed it was a permissions issue.  Changed the permissions and works like a charm.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "611089",
      "postDate": "08/29/2019 05:08:11",
      "content": "<p>Try chmod 777 filename <a href=\"/george86\">@george86</a> </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Try chmod 777 filename @george86",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 429204,
      "author_name": "konradb",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/28/2018 14:14:13",
      "content": "<p>I had the same thing in another competition - try changing permissions either by right-clicking on the file itself or command line chmod</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.washington.edu/computing/unix/permissions.html\">https://www.washington.edu/computing/unix/permissions.html</a></p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 429208,
          "author_name": "grmunjal",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "11/28/2018 14:24:09",
          "content": "<p>^ I've had this persistently on MacOS for three competitions now (including this one). Indeed, a permissions problem. Fixed by \"chmod 444 ./*\" within the data directory</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 429277,
      "author_name": "adityalahiri",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/28/2018 16:05:44",
      "content": "<p>Just right click on the file, go to properties and make it read and write mode.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 429723,
      "author_name": "george86",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/29/2018 08:51:50",
      "content": "<p>Thanks guys. Indeed it was a permissions issue.  Changed the permissions and works like a charm.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 611089,
      "author_name": "sumanthmeenan",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/29/2019 05:08:11",
      "content": "<p>Try chmod 777 filename <a href=\"/george86\">@george86</a> </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
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    "429197": "Hey all,\n\nI used the API to download the data for the Elo Merchant Category Recommendation competition on Linux Ubuntu, but the files seem to be locked. \nAny thoughts on this ?",
    "429204": "I had the same thing in another competition - try changing permissions either by right-clicking on the file itself or command line chmod\n\nhttps://www.washington.edu/computing/unix/permissions.html",
    "429208": "^ I've had this persistently on MacOS for three competitions now (including this one). Indeed, a permissions problem. Fixed by \"chmod 444 ./*\" within the data directory",
    "429277": "Just right click on the file, go to properties and make it read and write mode.",
    "429723": "Thanks guys. Indeed it was a permissions issue.  Changed the permissions and works like a charm.",
    "611089": "Try chmod 777 filename @george86"
  },
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