gcloud util installation crashed on Windows 10

Question

I want to install gcloud ssh component on Windows 10 Home in order to ssh GCE instances. But it failed showing the following message.

Your current Cloud SDK version is: 347.0.0
Installing components from version: 347.0.0

These components will be installed.

Name: gcloud Beta Commands
Version: 2019.05.17
Size: < 1 MiB

For the latest full release notes, please visit:
  https://cloud.google.com/sdk/release_notes

Do you want to continue (Y/n)?  y

Creating update staging area
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ERROR: gcloud crashed (Error): [('C:\\Users\\tafut\\gcloud\\google-cloud-sdk\\platform\\gsutil\\third_party\\funcsigs\\docs\\index.rst', 'C:\\Users\\tafut\\gcloud\\google-cloud-sdk.staging\\platform\\gsutil\\third_party\\funcsigs\\docs\\index.rst', 'symbolic link privilege not held'), ('C:\\Users\\tafut\\gcloud\\google-cloud-sdk\\platform\\gsutil\\third_party\\mock\\docs\\changelog.txt', 'C:\\Users\\tafut\\gcloud\\google-cloud-sdk.staging\\platform\\gsutil\\third_party\\mock\\docs\\changelog.txt', 'symbolic link privilege not held')]

If you would like to report this issue, please run the following command:
  gcloud feedback

To check gcloud for common problems, please run the following command:
  gcloud info --run-diagnostics

Here is the gcloud version installed.

$ gcloud version
Google Cloud SDK 347.0.0
bq 2.0.69
core 2021.06.25
gsutil 4.64

On Windows 10, the CLI is not installed relative to a user's home directory path. I recommend uninstalling and rebooting your system. Then install the current version. However, the error `symbolic link privilege not held` means the user does not have permission or the file system does not support that feature. You may have more than one issue with your system. — John Hanley, Jul 06 '21 at 18:46
Run `gpedit.msc`. What are the settings for Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Security Settings → Local Policies → User Rights Assignment → Create symbolic links — John Hanley, Jul 06 '21 at 18:53

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 06 '21 at 05:25

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i suggest you once uninstall cloud sdk and reinstall it again,sometimes most of the errors will get resolved through reinstalling .refer this documentation to uninstall.you can refer this documentation for installing it. and use any of this methods to ssh

answered Jul 06 '21 at 05:25

Arbeena Muskan Shaik

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Thanks. It fixed by reinstalling as you said. I seemed to mess up installation. – Takash Futada Jul 07 '21 at 02:40
thanks for the suggested workaround, a pity they are still unable to make a stable update process – user1708042 Nov 29 '22 at 09:23

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 11 '21 at 18:49

I was using gcloud command from the "Git bash" in Windows. Even though I opened the "Git bash" with "Run as Administrator", gcloud would crash.

Instead, I opened Google Cloud SDK Shell (I still used "Run as Administrator"), and the gcloud commands worked without crashing.

gcloud util installation crashed on Windows 10

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