I use Linux. Mac and Linux are close enough that this should be your
problem. Did you navigate to an appropriate sub folder? If you tried to
create a folder on the drive or the root level, you have to have full
administrator's privileges. Mac isn't like Microsoft. This is one of the
many ways that Mac provides more levels of security than Microsoft.
Nothing can write to the root level without full administrator
authorization. There are also quite a few other folders that have very
selective permissions. These permissions are what prevent those drive-by
downloads Microsoft is so famous for. Follow the explanation on this
page for a better idea and some useful commands.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/apple-in-the-enterprise/understand-the-mac-directory-structure-basic-commands/
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