# Gem install (Errno::EACCES)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-errno-eacces/100274>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 28, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-errno-eacces/100274 "2006-07-28T02:58:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masonkessinger)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-errno-eacces/100274/1 "2006-07-28T02:58:08Z")

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I am finding it impossible to install a gem, and even more impossible to  
find help.

Can anyone PLEASE help?

* * *

Mason-Kessingers-Computer:~/Desktop/rails/pygmalion masonkessinger$ gem  
install login\_generator

Attempting local installation of ‘login\_generator’  
Local gem file not found: login\_generator\*.gem  
Attempting remote installation of ‘login\_generator’  
Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)

ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::EACCES)  
Permission denied -  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/cache/login\_generator-1.2.2.gem

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**Author:** ![masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masonkessinger)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 3:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-errno-eacces/100274/2 "2006-07-28T03:25:27Z")

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On Fri, 2006-07-28 at 02:58 +0200, Mason K. wrote:

> Attempting local installation of ‘login\_generator’  
> Local gem file not found: login\_generator\*.gem  
> Attempting remote installation of ‘login\_generator’  
> Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)
> 
> ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::EACCES)  
> Permission denied -  
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/cache/login\_generator-1.2.2.gem

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install gems as root and you won’t have this problem.

Craig

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**Author:** ![masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masonkessinger)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-errno-eacces/100274/3 "2006-07-28T03:29:15Z")

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Mason K. wrote:

> I am finding it impossible to install a gem, and even more impossible to  
> find help.
> 
> Can anyone PLEASE help?
> 
> * * *
> 
> Mason-Kessingers-Computer:~/Desktop/rails/pygmalion masonkessinger$ gem  
> install login\_generator
> 
> Attempting local installation of ‘login\_generator’  
> Local gem file not found: login\_generator\*.gem  
> Attempting remote installation of ‘login\_generator’  
> Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)
> 
> ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::EACCES)  
> Permission denied -  
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/cache/login\_generator-1.2.2.gem

under OS X or Linux try

sudo gem install

I forget the sudo all the time!