Bower: invalid option: --allow-root

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I'm having this issue on ubuntu 14.04LTS:

When I do rake bower:install:dev I get:

Error: EACCES, permission denied 'home/MyName/.config/configstore/bower-github.yml' You don't have access to this file.

When I do sudo rake bower:install:dev I get:

bower ESUDO Cannot be run with sudo

Additional error details: Since bower is a user command, there is no need to execute it with superuser permissions. If you're having permission errors when using bower without sudo, please spend a few minutes learning more about how your system should work and make any necessary repairs.

http://www.joyent.com/blog/installing-node-and-npm https://gist.github.com/isaacs/579814

You can however run a command with sudo using --allow-root option

When I do sudo rake bower:install:dev --allow-root I get:

invalid option: --allow-root

How do I solve this issue?

bower-github.yml doesn't exist in inside the ruby application folder. The output of the command is: ls: cannot access bower-github.yml: No such file or directory — MeesterPatat, Oct 09 '15 at 10:20
I meant this file `home/MyName/.config/configstore/bower-github.yml` file it doesn't exists ? — Juned, Oct 09 '15 at 10:24
It does exist, but I already solved the issue, see my answer. — MeesterPatat, Oct 09 '15 at 12:14

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 09 '15 at 12:13

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I solved it by adding .bowerrc file in the root of my app with the following content:

{ "allow_root": true }

answered Oct 09 '15 at 12:13

MeesterPatat

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