ruby works for normal users but not for root
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I have an ubuntu 18.04 machine with ruby installed.
I login with a user that is part of the www-data group and I am able to execute this:
ruby myprogram.rb
without any issue
If I try to do
sudo ruby myprogram.rb
or
sudo su
ruby myprogram.rb
Ubuntu claims that ruby is not an installed software and you need to install it. Why?
Mi goal is to run that program as root so that it can access a directory that is owned by root and with 700 permissions: it is intended to be so stricted and i am not going to change the permissions.
How can I make that ruby program run by root?
sudo root ruby
asked Dec 5 at 19:23
Lelio Faieta
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I have an ubuntu 18.04 machine with ruby installed.
I login with a user that is part of the www-data group and I am able to execute this:
ruby myprogram.rb
without any issue
If I try to do
sudo ruby myprogram.rb
or
sudo su
ruby myprogram.rb
Ubuntu claims that ruby is not an installed software and you need to install it. Why?
Mi goal is to run that program as root so that it can access a directory that is owned by root and with 700 permissions: it is intended to be so stricted and i am not going to change the permissions.
How can I make that ruby program run by root?
sudo root ruby
asked Dec 5 at 19:23
Lelio Faieta
122111
How did you install ruby?
– Thomas Ward♦
Dec 5 at 19:33
sudo apt-install ruby-full, that's it. And I ended up with this weird installation
– Lelio Faieta
Dec 5 at 19:42
Where isruby?type -p rubyIs that directory inroot's$PATH? Doesrubyneed environment variables?
– waltinator
Dec 5 at 20:06
@waltinatortype - p rubyreturns/home/netbean/.rbenv/shims/ruby. netbean is the normal user I login with. For the root $PATH how to check it?
– Lelio Faieta
Dec 6 at 12:20
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I have an ubuntu 18.04 machine with ruby installed.
I login with a user that is part of the www-data group and I am able to execute this:
ruby myprogram.rb
without any issue
If I try to do
sudo ruby myprogram.rb
or
sudo su
ruby myprogram.rb
Ubuntu claims that ruby is not an installed software and you need to install it. Why?
Mi goal is to run that program as root so that it can access a directory that is owned by root and with 700 permissions: it is intended to be so stricted and i am not going to change the permissions.
How can I make that ruby program run by root?
sudo root ruby
asked Dec 5 at 19:23
Lelio Faieta
122111
I have an ubuntu 18.04 machine with ruby installed.
I login with a user that is part of the www-data group and I am able to execute this:
ruby myprogram.rb
without any issue
If I try to do
sudo ruby myprogram.rb
or
sudo su
ruby myprogram.rb
Ubuntu claims that ruby is not an installed software and you need to install it. Why?
Mi goal is to run that program as root so that it can access a directory that is owned by root and with 700 permissions: it is intended to be so stricted and i am not going to change the permissions.
How can I make that ruby program run by root?
sudo root ruby
sudo root ruby
asked Dec 5 at 19:23
Lelio Faieta
122111
asked Dec 5 at 19:23
Lelio Faieta
122111
asked Dec 5 at 19:23
Lelio Faieta
122111
asked Dec 5 at 19:23
Lelio Faieta
122111
asked Dec 5 at 19:23
Lelio Faieta
122111
122111
How did you install ruby?
– Thomas Ward♦
Dec 5 at 19:33
sudo apt-install ruby-full, that's it. And I ended up with this weird installation
– Lelio Faieta
Dec 5 at 19:42
Where isruby?type -p rubyIs that directory inroot's$PATH? Doesrubyneed environment variables?
– waltinator
Dec 5 at 20:06
@waltinatortype - p rubyreturns/home/netbean/.rbenv/shims/ruby. netbean is the normal user I login with. For the root $PATH how to check it?
– Lelio Faieta
Dec 6 at 12:20
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How did you install ruby?
– Thomas Ward♦
Dec 5 at 19:33
sudo apt-install ruby-full, that's it. And I ended up with this weird installation
– Lelio Faieta
Dec 5 at 19:42
Where isruby?type -p rubyIs that directory inroot's$PATH? Doesrubyneed environment variables?
– waltinator
Dec 5 at 20:06
@waltinatortype - p rubyreturns/home/netbean/.rbenv/shims/ruby. netbean is the normal user I login with. For the root $PATH how to check it?
– Lelio Faieta
Dec 6 at 12:20
How did you install ruby?
– Thomas Ward♦
Dec 5 at 19:33
How did you install ruby?
– Thomas Ward♦
Dec 5 at 19:33
sudo apt-install ruby-full, that's it. And I ended up with this weird installation
– Lelio Faieta
Dec 5 at 19:42
sudo apt-install ruby-full, that's it. And I ended up with this weird installation
– Lelio Faieta
Dec 5 at 19:42
Where is
ruby? type -p ruby Is that directory in root's $PATH? Does ruby need environment variables?– waltinator
Dec 5 at 20:06
Where is
ruby? type -p ruby Is that directory in root's $PATH? Does ruby need environment variables?– waltinator
Dec 5 at 20:06
@waltinator
type - p ruby returns /home/netbean/.rbenv/shims/ruby. netbean is the normal user I login with. For the root $PATH how to check it?– Lelio Faieta
Dec 6 at 12:20
@waltinator
type - p ruby returns /home/netbean/.rbenv/shims/ruby. netbean is the normal user I login with. For the root $PATH how to check it?– Lelio Faieta
Dec 6 at 12:20
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How did you install ruby?
– Thomas Ward♦
Dec 5 at 19:33
sudo apt-install ruby-full, that's it. And I ended up with this weird installation
– Lelio Faieta
Dec 5 at 19:42
Where is
ruby?type -p rubyIs that directory inroot's$PATH? Doesrubyneed environment variables?– waltinator
Dec 5 at 20:06
@waltinator
type - p rubyreturns/home/netbean/.rbenv/shims/ruby. netbean is the normal user I login with. For the root $PATH how to check it?– Lelio Faieta
Dec 6 at 12:20