Access denied when creating keystore for Android app

Question

I am trying to sign my Android app so I can release it in Market. When I generate the keystore, I get an access denied error. How do I fix this?

This is what I've been trying to do:

1. Right click project in Eclipse Helios.
2. Android Tools > Export Signed Application Package.
3. Click next.
4. I check "Create new keystore" and realize it does nothing to help me. It still asks for the location of keystore. So I decide to do it the hard way.
5. Turned off read-only access on C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_25\bin and granted the CREATOR OWNER group full control of the folder.
6. Open command line on Windows 7 64-bit.
7. Traverse to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_25\bin.
8. Run keytool.
9. Got an access denied error.

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C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_25\bin>keytool -genkey -v -alias company -keyalg R
SA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -keystore company.keystore
Enter keystore password:
Re-enter new password:
What is your first and last name?
  [Unknown]:  John Smith
What is the name of your organizational unit?
  [Unknown]:  Android
What is the name of your organization?
  [Unknown]:  Company
What is the name of your City or Locality?
  [Unknown]:  Albany
What is the name of your State or Province?
  [Unknown]:  NY
What is the two-letter country code for this unit?
  [Unknown]:  US
Is CN=John Smith, OU=Android, O=Company, L=Albany, ST=NY, C=US correct?
  [no]:  yes

Generating 2,048 bit RSA key pair and self-signed certificate (SHA1withRSA) with
 a validity of 10,000 days
        for: CN=John Smith, OU=Android, O=Company, L=Albany, ST=NY, C=US
Enter key password for <veetle>
        (RETURN if same as keystore password):
Re-enter new password:
[Storing company.keystore]
keytool error: java.io.FileNotFoundException: veetle.keystore (Access is denied)

java.io.FileNotFoundException: veetle.keystore (Access is denied)
        at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
        at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:194)
        at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:84)
        at sun.security.tools.KeyTool.doCommands(KeyTool.java:902)
        at sun.security.tools.KeyTool.run(KeyTool.java:172)
        at sun.security.tools.KeyTool.main(KeyTool.java:166)

Edit:

Everytime I check the folder permissions, I see that it has reverted back to read-only. There were no errors whenever I turned off read-only.

Answer 1

Below steps worked for me:

1. Run command prompt as administrator

2. Unchecked the read only options in C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_25\bin This may not be required

3. keytool -genkey -v -keystore d:\my_private_key.keystore -alias my_key_alias -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

Tell it to create it in drive D:.