title: Permission denied when activating venv
body: <p>I just started a new python project and created a venv inside the project folder by running <code>virtualenv venv</code> in the terminal. However, when I run <code>venv/bin/activate</code> I get a permission denied error. </p>
  
  <p>I have tried</p>
  
  <pre><code>sudo chown -R user:user project/venv
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but I get</p>
  
  <pre><code>chown: user: illegal group name
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have set these venvs up a ton of times and never had the issue. Is there anything else I can try?</p>
  
  <p>I am on a Mac.</p>