SBT throws java.io.FileNotFoundException: (Permission denied) on project folder

Question

I\'m wondering whether anyone has any experience with a java.io.FileNotFoundException while trying to run SBT.

When I try to get SBT running I get the e

Answer 1

The (Permission denied) error says that you're probably running the sbt command from a user that doesn't have permission for the project you're entering sbt in.

Change folder permissions with chown -R youruser:youruser /path/to/project and it should fix it.