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cannot recover from `sudo bundle install`


by mistake I ran sudo bundle install on my project and now when I run it as myself bundle install I am getting permission denied errors (below). I tried the instructions here https://github.com/bundler/bundler/blob/master/ISSUES.md#other-problems, also tried cloning my project into a fresh directory and running bundle from there, no use. Please help!

error: cannot open .git/FETCH_HEAD: Permission denied

Retrying git fetch --force --quiet --tags "/home/akonsu/.bundler/cache/git/em-postgresql-adapter-361cdc05eba5661bb17040a7a6c2a093f9c2263b" due to error (2/3): Bundler::Source::Git::GitCommandError Git error: command `git fetch --force --quiet --tags "/home/akonsu/.bundler/cache/git/em-postgresql-adapter-361cdc05eba5661bb17040a7a6c2a093f9c2263b"` in directory /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/bundler/gems/em-postgresql-adapter-3dfcc60378e9 has failed.
If this error persists you could try removing the cache directory '/home/akonsu/.bundler/cache/git/em-postgresql-adapter-361cdc05eba5661bb17040a7a6c2a093f9c2263b'
error: cannot open .git/FETCH_HEAD: Permission denied

Retrying git fetch --force --quiet --tags "/home/akonsu/.bundler/cache/git/em-postgresql-adapter-361cdc05eba5661bb17040a7a6c2a093f9c2263b" due to error (3/3): Bundler::Source::Git::GitCommandError Git error: command `git fetch --force --quiet --tags "/home/akonsu/.bundler/cache/git/em-postgresql-adapter-361cdc05eba5661bb17040a7a6c2a093f9c2263b"` in directory /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/bundler/gems/em-postgresql-adapter-3dfcc60378e9 has failed.
If this error persists you could try removing the cache directory '/home/akonsu/.bundler/cache/git/em-postgresql-adapter-361cdc05eba5661bb17040a7a6c2a093f9c2263b'
error: cannot open .git/FETCH_HEAD: Permission denied

Git error: command `git fetch --force --quiet
--tags "/home/akonsu/.bundler/cache/git/em-postgresql-adapter-361cdc05eba5661bb17040a7a6c2a093f9c2263b"` in directory
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/bundler/gems/em-postgresql-adapter-3dfcc60378e9
has failed.
If this error persists you could try removing the cache directory
'/home/akonsu/.bundler/cache/git/em-postgresql-adapter-361cdc05eba5661bb17040a7a6c2a093f9c2263b'

Solution

  • Cloning the repo to a new directory would not help. You installed the gems to the standard gems directory instead of a bundle specific directory.

    The best option is to install the bundle to a new directory and ignore the gems installed in the system path.

    Try bundle install --path /home/akonsu/.new_project_bundle. You do not have to specify this option every time. It is remembered.

    http://bundler.io/v1.3/man/bundle-install.1.html

    Also you need to set the permissions of the bundler's cache directory as mentioned in the comments (or delete it).