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Installer permission error with sudo -u user

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #21537 on 7 May 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where the installer fails with a permission denied error on /root/uv.toml when run via sudo -u, and a proposed fix setting UV_NO_CONFIG=1 to avoid reading root-owned config files in that context.

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  • #21537 fix(installer): set UV_NO_CONFIG=1 to avoid permission denied under sudo -u

    merged to main

    files: scripts/install.sh, scripts/release.py, setup-hermes.sh

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    • scripts/install.sh
      @@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ if [ -n "${PYTHONHOME:-}" ]; then
     unset PYTHONHOME
 fi
 
+# Prevent uv from discovering config files (uv.toml, pyproject.toml) from the
+# wrong user's home directory when running under sudo -u <user>.  See #21269.
+export UV_NO_CONFIG=1
+
 # Colors
 RED='\033[0;31m'
 GREEN='\033[0;32m'
    • scripts/release.py
      @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     "[redacted:email]": "dengtaoyuan450-a11y",
     "[redacted:email]": "Junass1",
     "[redacted:email]": "Bartok9",
+    "[redacted:email]": "hllqkb",
     "[email protected]": "Bongulielmi",
     "[redacted:email]": "JTroyerOvermatch",
     "[redacted:email]": "hharry11",
    • setup-hermes.sh
      @@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ NC='\033[0m'
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
 
+# Prevent uv from discovering config files (uv.toml, pyproject.toml) from the
+# wrong user's home directory when running under sudo -u <user>.  See #21269.
+export UV_NO_CONFIG=1
+
 PYTHON_VERSION="3.11"
 
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1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #21288 fix(installer): set UV_NO_CONFIG=1 to avoid permission denied under sudo -u · merged via another change → #21537
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#21269[Bug]: Installer fails with Permission denied on /root/uv.toml when run via sudo -u <user>
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