Create a file in /system directory

Question

I want to create a file in the /system directory. I think that directory is \"protected\" and the phone must be rooted to access and create to it. I used this simple code to cre

Answer 1

You need to call following method on file object

file.createNewFile();

On executing this following error comes because of read-only directory

11-09 19:45:15.136: E/VideoSample(4245): java.io.IOException: open failed: EROFS 
                    (Read-only file system)
11-09 19:45:15.136: E/VideoSample(4245):    at 
                     java.io.File.createNewFile(File.java:940)