# A question about Net-ssh

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-question-about-net-ssh/156860>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 4, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-question-about-net-ssh/156860 "2009-01-04T13:28:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b9bd4f/32.png) [@youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/youhaodeyi)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-question-about-net-ssh/156860/1 "2009-01-04T13:28:00Z")

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I installed net-ssh by running the command: “gem install net-ssh”, but I  
got load error when using “require net/ssh”. It seems that ruby doesn’t  
find the library. How can I let ruby find this library?

thanks.

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**Author:** ![youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b9bd4f/32.png) [@youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/youhaodeyi)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-question-about-net-ssh/156860/2 "2009-01-04T15:15:19Z")

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Zhao Yi schrieb:

> I installed net-ssh by running the command: “gem install net-ssh”, but I  
> got load error when using “require net/ssh”. It seems that ruby doesn’t  
> find the library. How can I let ruby find this library?
> 
> thanks.  
> do you have a “require ‘rubygems’” above your “require ‘net/ssh’” ?

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**Author:** ![youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b9bd4f/32.png) [@youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/youhaodeyi)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-question-about-net-ssh/156860/3 "2009-01-04T15:21:46Z")

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Zhao Yi wrote:

> I installed net-ssh by running the command: “gem install net-ssh”, but I  
> got load error when using “require net/ssh”. It seems that ruby doesn’t  
> find the library. How can I let ruby find this library?
> 
> thanks.

Try “require ‘rubygems’” first.

If you want rubygems loaded automatically when you use ruby, set your  
RUBYOPT environment variable to “-rubygems”.

Regards,

Dan