# Gem Path remove **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [3 March 2010 11:27 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/gem-path-remove/57635 "2010-03-03T11:27:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andrei\_Caragea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@Andrei\_Caragea](https://rubytalk.org/u/Andrei_Caragea)\ **Post date:** [3 March 2010 11:27 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/gem-path-remove/57635/1 "2010-03-03T11:27:02Z")
Hello Everyone, I'm having trouble installing gems because of a gem path. C:\\>gem install watir ERROR: While executing gem ... (Errno::EACCES)     Permission denied - Z:/.gem C:\\>gem env RubyGems Environment:   - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.1   - RUBY VERSION: 1.8.6 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 287) [i386-mswin32]   - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8   - RUBY EXECUTABLE: C:/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe   - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby/bin   - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:     - ruby     - x86-mswin32-60   - GEM PATHS:      - C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8      - Z:/.gem/ruby/1.8   - GEM CONFIGURATION:      - :update\_sources =\> true      - :verbose =\> true      - :benchmark =\> false      - :backtrace =\> false      - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000   - REMOTE SOURCES:      - [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) In my GEM PATHS theres Z:/.gem/ruby/1.8 Can anyone tell me how to remove that path? because that is a network drive to which I will never have write access. Thank you. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Luis\_Lavena1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Luis\_Lavena1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Luis_Lavena1)\ **Post date:** [3 March 2010 12:38 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/gem-path-remove/57635/2 "2010-03-03T12:38:46Z")
Looks like your home or profile directory is Z:, check with this: ruby -v -e "puts File.expand\_path('~')" You can force a location for gem installation using GEM\_PATH and GEM\_HOME environment variables. RubyGems seems using Z: because it may not have write permissions to C:/Ruby Did you or our Administrator install it? If so, would recommend talk to him and install Ruby "as user" instead. A newer version of an Installer for Windows has been made available a few weeks ago. I highly recommend the switch to it: [http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum\_id=36423](http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36423) > **···** > > On Mar 3, 12:27 pm, Andrei Caragea \ wrote: > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I'm having trouble installing gems because of a gem path. > > > > C:\\>gem install watir > > ERROR: While executing gem ... (Errno::EACCES) > > Permission denied - Z:/.gem > > > > C:\\>gem env > > RubyGems Environment: > > - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.1 > > - RUBY VERSION: 1.8.6 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 287) [i386-mswin32] > > - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 > > - RUBY EXECUTABLE: C:/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe > > - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby/bin > > - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: > > - ruby > > - x86-mswin32-60 > > - GEM PATHS: > > - C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 > > - Z:/.gem/ruby/1.8 > > - GEM CONFIGURATION: > > - :update\_sources =\> true > > - :verbose =\> true > > - :benchmark =\> false > > - :backtrace =\> false > > - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000 > > - REMOTE SOURCES: > > -[http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) > > > > In my GEM PATHS theres Z:/.gem/ruby/1.8 > > > > Can anyone tell me how to remove that path? because that is a network > > drive to which I will never have write access. > > -- > Luis Lavena ---
**Author:** ![Andrei\_Caragea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@Andrei\_Caragea](https://rubytalk.org/u/Andrei_Caragea)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2010 11:02 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/gem-path-remove/57635/3 "2010-03-05T11:02:10Z")
It was I who installed ruby and it worked just fine until 2 days ago. I tried with GEM\_PATH and GEM\_HOME before posting, but I think I was doing something wrong because it did not work. I have reinstalled ruby, I still have the Z in my path but now it's linked to my network folder. Instead of Z:/.gem/ruby/1.8 I have Z:/\/.gem/ruby/1.8 this works now. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Stefan\_Link](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Stefan\_Link](https://rubytalk.org/u/Stefan_Link)\ **Post date:** [25 April 2010 20:15 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/gem-path-remove/57635/4 "2010-04-25T20:15:41Z")
Andrei Caragea wrote: > It was I who installed ruby and it worked just fine until 2 days ago. > > I tried with GEM\_PATH and GEM\_HOME before posting, but I think I was > doing something wrong because it did not work. I have reinstalled ruby, > I still have the Z in my path but now it's linked to my network folder. > > Instead of Z:/.gem/ruby/1.8 I have Z:/\/.gem/ruby/1.8 > > this works now. Hi folks, I still have just the same issue here. I am using the windows installer and after doing so, gem env tells me this: RubyGems Environment:   - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.5   - RUBY VERSION: 1.8.6 (2010-02-04 patchlevel 398) [i386-mingw32]   - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8   - RUBY EXECUTABLE: C:/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe   - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby/bin   - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:     - ruby     - x86-mingw32   - GEM PATHS:      - C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8      - U:/.gem/ruby/1.8   - GEM CONFIGURATION:      - :update\_sources =\> true      - :verbose =\> true      - :benchmark =\> false      - :backtrace =\> false      - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000   - REMOTE SOURCES:      - [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) OR ruby -v -e "puts File.expand\_path('~')" --\> U:/ My problem is, that U: is a network folder which is not accessible if I want to work offline in the train or whatever. So how can I tell gems not to use U:? Thanks a lot! Tem > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C).