Cant Get My App To Work - AppleScript

Hey Guys,

Im working on a script that renames a file, then copies it to a directory, However i get perm denied - I have added code below. Any help would be really appreciated. Cheers

// Renames File

tell application "Finder"
set theFile to (desktop as text) & "New.jpg" as alias
set name of theFile to "DefaultDesktop.jpg"
end tell

// Tries to copy to destination

do shell script "cp -r /$HOME/Desktop/DefaultDesktop.jpg /System/Library/CoreServices/"


This is what i get in Results Section

error "cp: /System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg: Permission denied" number 1

Just an Update - Fixed


// Tries to copy to destination

do shell script "cp -r /$HOME/Desktop/DefaultDesktop.jpg /System/Library/CoreServices/" with administrator privileges

// with administrator privileges - What this does is prompt the user to add their u/name & Password

Resolved :)