# Capistrano error.. can't use sudo

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/capistrano-error-cant-use-sudo/174372>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 25, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/capistrano-error-cant-use-sudo/174372 "2009-08-25T21:24:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/capistrano-error-cant-use-sudo/174372/1 "2009-08-25T21:24:59Z")

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i am having a problem getting capistrano to run my deployment…

it’s trying to sudo run the spin script, and this client does not have  
sudo privileges…

i have added the following lines to my deployment.rb

set :user\_sudo, false

set :runner, nil

and i am still getting this:

\*\* transaction: commit

- executing `deploy:restart’
- executing “sudo -p 'sudo password: ’  
~/Sites/Deployed/nursing\_abc/current/script/process/reaper”  
servers: [“[domain.org](http://domain.org)”]  
[[domain.org](http://domain.org)] executing command  
Password:

and then it flops…

any ideas? thanks!

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**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/capistrano-error-cant-use-sudo/174372/2 "2009-08-25T23:35:54Z")

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Sergio R. wrote:

> set :user\_sudo, false

Should that not be?:

set :use\_sudo, false

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**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 9:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/capistrano-error-cant-use-sudo/174372/3 "2009-08-27T09:34:01Z")

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Robert W. wrote:

> Sergio R. wrote:
> 
> > set :user\_sudo, false
> 
> Should that not be?:
> 
> set :use\_sudo, false

correct! thanks so much!