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Gitlab public runner won't run bower because run in sudo

How can I run bower command without sudo using gitlab public runner?

This is my script

image: node:7
before_script:
  - npm install -g bower
  - bower install
...

This is the result I got from the test.

...
npm info ok 
$ bower install
bower ESUDO         Cannot be run with sudo

Additional error details:
Since bower is a user command, there is no need to execute it with superuser permissions.
If you're having permission errors when using bower without sudo, please spend a few minutes learning more about how your system should work and make any necessary repairs.

http://www.joyent.com/blog/installing-node-and-npm
https://gist.github.com/isaacs/579814

You can however run a command with sudo using --allow-root option
ERROR: Build failed: exit code 1

Thank you.

Solution

  • You should add --allow-root after your bower command.
    See : https://bower.io/docs/api/#allow-root