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I got this error message while attempting to perform a global install of pry and pry-doc. 

new-host-3:~ UzoAgu$ rvm gemset use global
Using ruby-2.0.0-p247 with gemset global
new-host-3:~ UzoAgu$ gem install pry pry-doc
Fetching: coderay-1.1.0.gem (100%)
ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Errno::EACCES)
Permission denied - /Users/UzoAgu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@global/cache/coderay-1.1.0.gem

Searching online reveals that pry depends on coderay. Does the above error mean that I have the wrong version of coderay for the particular version of pry-doc I am downloading?

I also noticed that the only gemset in my global is fastercsv. Could this be an issue also?

Thank you

Uzzar
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  • No, this means that the user you are logged in as does not have permission to add entries to the global gem cache. – mcfinnigan Feb 01 '14 at 14:42
  • do `chown UzoAgu /Users/UzoAgu/.rvm/ -R`, then redo installation – Малъ Скрылевъ Feb 01 '14 at 17:48
  • When I follow your instructions, I get back the message `no such file or directory`. Working on using google to figure out what is going on. PS: when you say redo installation, you are referring to the gem install right? Thanks for your help! – Uzzar Feb 01 '14 at 21:47

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This is how I resolved this issue: 

 chown UzoAgu /Users/UzoAgu/.rvm/ -R

and then I ran

bundle install

The above two steps resolved the permission denied error message.

Thank you everyone for your suggestions:)

Uzzar
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