Log in as root, and go to /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/binand post the owner, group and permissions on one of the files. Also post the output of "whoami" command.
Thanks. Charles On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 3:47 PM, elle <[email protected]> wrote: > > Signed in as root and made sure I have the correct path and the same > happens. It asks if I want to uninstall rails. I say yes and it gives > me an error: > ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::FilePermissionError) > You don't have write permissions into the /System/Library/ > Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/bin > directory. > > Why is this happening? What should I do? > > Thanks, > Elle > > > > > On Feb 17, 5:52 am, Charles Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, please sign in as root, and be sure you get the path right: is > starts > > /System... but not -/System... > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 5:27 PM, elle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Sorry for the late reply -- for some reason missed your post till now. > > > Running the command with the correct path and sudo, asks me if I want > > > to remove executables: rails in addition to the gem? [Yn] > > > When I say y, I get an error: > > > ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::FilePermissionError) > > > You don't have write permissions into the /System/Library/ > > > Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/bin > > > directory. > > > > > Should I sign in as root? > > > > > Cheers, > > > Elle > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
