Anaconda install package without administrator rights

anaconda access-denied admin-rights
yPennylane picture yPennylane · Aug 29, 2018 · Viewed 14.3k times · Source

I have a python installation in a directory where I don't have admin rights or write permission. I am using Python 3.6.5 and conda 4.5.4 on windows 7.

When run conda install -c conda-forge python-fmask I get the following error message:

Preparing transaction: done
Verifying transaction: done
Executing transaction: failed
ERROR conda.core.link:_execute(502): An error occurred while uninstalling package 'defaults::pytables-3.4.3-py36he6f6034_1'.

PermissionError(13, 'Access denied')

The folders conda-meta and pkgs are located in a directory where I have write permission. There are hardlinks to these folders in the Anaconda installation directories. In which directories does conda need permissions in order to install packages?

Answer

Paul Wintz picture Paul Wintz · Jan 10, 2019

I was running into this problem. My solution is to reinstall Anaconda and when selecting installation type, select "Just Me" so that the installation is in your user directory where you have full access rights.

Perhaps this is not the most pleasant solution, as it requires reconfiguring your Anaconda setup, but it solves the problem.

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