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I trying to install RVM using deployer user that doesn't had root privileges ant I getting this error:

bash: line 439: ./scripts/install: Permission denied

Any help? Thank you!

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  • Be root? What do you think we're going to tell you -- Installing rvm pretty much requires administrative (root) privileges.
    – voretaq7
    Dec 13, 2012 at 4:41
  • In RVM site: "Single-User installations (recommended) - For an isolated install within a user's $HOME, not for root." rvm.io/rvm/install
    – Rodrigo
    Dec 13, 2012 at 11:58
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    Multi-User installations - For server administrators <- ; If you're talking about installing it for your personal use it's really more a question for Unix & Linux than Server Fault. Your question is also poorly asked (you're just throwing an error message at us - you don't tell us what command you ran to get it, or what you've looked at to try to debug it on your own), hence "Not A Real Question" instead of off-topic. If you disagree with the close please open a discussion on meta.serverfault.com
    – voretaq7
    Dec 13, 2012 at 18:34
  • You're absolutely right!
    – Rodrigo
    Dec 13, 2012 at 18:42

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You should be able to do a non-multiuser install without root privileges. Are you starting with this command?

 curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable

If so and that's what's failing, can you run the command again with the debug info enabled

 curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s -- --trace
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If you don't have root you can't do it. There is no way of bypassing the security mechanism. Linux/Unix don't allow a non privileged user to do a task which requires elevated privileges.

In short unless you can get root.

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  • rvm.io/rvm/install: "Single-User installations (recommended) - For an isolated install within a user's $HOME, not for root."
    – Rodrigo
    Dec 13, 2012 at 11:59
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    Yes, your observation about unix security applies in general, but not to the question. RVM runs within the non-root user's context. The OP is initiating the installation incorrectly somehow.
    – cjc
    Dec 13, 2012 at 12:06

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