# Error with gem install rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-gem-install-rails/103845>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 10, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-gem-install-rails/103845 "2007-05-10T22:07:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![aginghipster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e9c0ed/32.png) [@aginghipster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aginghipster)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-gem-install-rails/103845/1 "2007-05-10T22:07:49Z")

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On a Windows 2000 server , I have installed ruby. but when I try to  
install rails I get this error. Any Ideas?

C:\>gem install rails --include-dependencies  
ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError)  
Bad file descriptor - connect(2)(Errno::EBADF)

Andrew

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**Author:** ![aginghipster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e9c0ed/32.png) [@aginghipster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aginghipster)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-gem-install-rails/103845/2 "2007-05-10T23:57:39Z")

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Have you tried doing it again? I’ve seen gem install rails fail a few  
times  
on several OSes. I usually just run it again and it works. But I don’t  
think I’ve seen that particular error.

On 5/10/07, Andrew C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

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