MATLAB: License error when activating account

Question

Good day,

I am getting the following license error when I try to activate my license on my Ubuntu machine:

"There was an error setting the permissions to allow () to update the license file."

Please advise.

Kind Regards, Danie

Answer 1

It's a FAQ item: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#During_installation.2C_the_installer_crashes.2C_hangs.2C_gives_an_error_message.2C_does_not_authenticate_your_license.2C_or_otherwise_does_finish_installing_correctly.