# ERROR: could not find gem auth\_generator-2.0.5.gem locally or in a repository

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-could-not-find-gem-auth-generator-2-0-5-gem-locally-or-in-a-repository/141788>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 30, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-could-not-find-gem-auth-generator-2-0-5-gem-locally-or-in-a-repository/141788 "2008-06-30T16:39:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![christoph](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@christoph](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/christoph)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-could-not-find-gem-auth-generator-2-0-5-gem-locally-or-in-a-repository/141788/1 "2008-06-30T16:39:48Z")

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Hi community,  
I found a very interesting plugin called “auth\_generator” and wanted  
to install it. So I downloaded the provided gem  
auth\_generator-2.0.5.gem from the website and did this:  
$ sudo gem install auth\_generator-2.0.5.gem  
which echoed this message:  
ERROR: could not find gem auth\_generator-2.0.5.gem locally or in a  
repository

As I’m new to Ruby and to Rails I don’t know if that is a mistake of  
mine or of the gem, but I hope you can help me to solve the problem.

Thank you very much in advance  
Christoph

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**Author:** ![christoph](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@christoph](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/christoph)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-could-not-find-gem-auth-generator-2-0-5-gem-locally-or-in-a-repository/141788/2 "2008-07-01T15:59:06Z")

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Although this is more a ruby than a rails problem: Does anybody has an  
idea ?

Christoph