Error: Do not run this installer as root. Run it as your normal login user.

blonde252blonde252
in Linux VPN Setup
I feel dumb for posting this but what is the work around for this.

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  • Omnibus_IVOmnibus_IV
    What operating system? My guess is linux, yes?
  • martoufmartouf
    workaround: there is none but do what it says.

    login as a regular (non-priviledged user). run script. let it prompt you for the root password.

    do not login as root and run the script.
  • oxikaoxika
    Hate to Nekro an old thread but I am hitting the same issue however even when running the installer without elevated permissions, I am never asked to enter my password. The installation just fails every time. 

    [email protected]:~/Downloads$ ./pia-v80-installer-linux.sh
    Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/oxika/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
    Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/oxika/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
    Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/oxika/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
    Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/oxika/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
    Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/oxika/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
    Installing files...
    Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/oxika/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
    /home/oxika/Downloads/.pia_install.7775/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:229:in `mkdir': Permission denied @ dir_s_mkdir - /home/oxika/.pia_manager/data (Errno::EACCES)
    from /home/oxika/Downloads/.pia_install.7775/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:229:in `fu_mkdir'
    from /home/oxika/Downloads/.pia_install.7775/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:207:in `block (2 levels) in mkdir_p'
    from /home/oxika/Downloads/.pia_install.7775/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:205:in `reverse_each'
    from /home/oxika/Downloads/.pia_install.7775/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:205:in `block in mkdir_p'
    from /home/oxika/Downloads/.pia_install.7775/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:191:in `each'
    from /home/oxika/Downloads/.pia_install.7775/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:191:in `mkdir_p'
    from ./installer_linux/installer.rb:77:in `install'
    from ./installer_linux/installer.rb:192:in `<main>'

    [email protected]:~/Downloads$ sudo ./pia-v80-installer-linux.sh
    [sudo] password for oxika: 
    Do not run this installer as root.  Run it as your normal login user.
    [email protected]:~/Downloads$ 

  • piaabopiaabo
    please search
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