# DB:Migrate - Rails requires RubyGems \>= 1.3.2. Please install RubyGems and try again

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/db-migrate-rails-requires-rubygems-1-3-2-please-install-rubygems-and-try-again/199485>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [November 22, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/db-migrate-rails-requires-rubygems-1-3-2-please-install-rubygems-and-try-again/199485 "2010-11-22T18:28:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/db-migrate-rails-requires-rubygems-1-3-2-please-install-rubygems-and-try-again/199485/1 "2010-11-22T18:28:54Z")

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Hello,

I’ve been trying to deploy a Ruby on Rails application and everything  
works fine until it tries to run the DB migration scripts, at which  
point it fails:

\*\*\* [err :: test-app1] Rails requires RubyGems \>= 1.3.2. Please install  
RubyGems and try again: [http://rubygems.rubyforge.org](http://rubygems.rubyforge.org)  
\*\*\* [err :: test-app1]  
\*\* [out :: test-app1] (in  
/filestore/rails/test/releases/20101117194037)  
command finished  
failed: “sh -c ‘cd /var/rails/test/releases/20101117194037 && rake  
RAILS\_ENV=production db:util:migrate’” on test-app1

If I attempt to run the rake command manually to run the DB scripts, I  
see the same error:  
[root@test-app1 current]# rake RAILS\_ENV=production db:util:migrate  
(in /filestore/rails/test/releases/20101118220117)  
Rails requires RubyGems \>= 1.3.2. Please install RubyGems and try again:  
[http://rubygems.rubyforge.org](http://rubygems.rubyforge.org)

Here’s some more info:

[root@test-app1 current]# ruby -v  
ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [x86\_64-linux]

[root@test-app1 current]# gem -v  
1.3.3

[root@test-app1 current]# rake --version  
rake, version 0.8.7

[root@test-app1 current]# gem list

\*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\*

fastthread (1.0.7)  
passenger (2.2.15)  
rack (1.2.1)  
rake (0.8.7)

[root@test-app1 current]# which ruby; which gem; which rake  
/usr/bin/ruby  
/usr/bin/gem  
/usr/bin/rake

[root@test-app1 current]# whereis ruby; whereis gem; whereis rake  
ruby: /usr/bin/ruby /usr/lib/ruby /usr/share/man/man1/ruby.1.gz  
gem: /usr/bin/gem  
rake: /usr/bin/rake

[root@test-app1 current]# gem env  
RubyGems Environment:

- RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.3
- RUBY VERSION: 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [x86\_64-linux]
- INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8
- RUBY EXECUTABLE: /usr/bin/ruby
- EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /usr/bin
- RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:
  - ruby
  - x86\_64-linux

- GEM PATHS:
  - /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8
  - /root/.gem/ruby/1.8

- GEM CONFIGURATION:
  - :update\_sources =\> true
  - :verbose =\> true
  - :benchmark =\> false
  - :backtrace =\> false
  - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000
  - :sources =\>  
[“[Index of /rubygems/archive/latest/](http://ec2-us-east-mirror.rightscale.com/rubygems/archive/latest/)”]

- REMOTE SOURCES:
  - [Index of /rubygems/archive/latest/](http://ec2-us-east-mirror.rightscale.com/rubygems/archive/latest/)

I’ve done many different things to no avail. I removed RubyGems and  
reinstalled it (1.3.1, 1.3.2), I upgraded my version of Ruby to  
Enterprise 1.8.7.

Could someone please help me out?

Thank you,  
Franck