Have you investigated the issue Kevin Thorpe suggested? -- Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
On March 27, 2018 2:31:31 PM PDT, Paul Lantos <paul.lan...@duke.edu> wrote: >I deleted my library, reinstalled R, and had the same issue -- couldn't >install anything into its newly created library. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Newmiller [mailto:jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us] >Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 2:26 PM >To: Paul Lantos <paul.lan...@duke.edu> >Cc: r-help@r-project.org >Subject: RE: [R] unable to move temporary installation of package > >Do you have other instances of R open at the time you are doing this? >Did you already have mgcv installed in your personal library when you >tried installing it again? > >There is clearly something preventing you from writing to your library, >or at least to specific packages in your library. > >On Tue, 27 Mar 2018, Paul Lantos wrote: > >> Thanks, >> >> Here's the error, for example: >> >>> install.packages("mgcv") >> Installing package into 'C:/Users/pl39/Documents/R/win-library/3.4' >> (as 'lib' is unspecified) >> trying URL >'https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mirrors.nics.utk.edu_cran_bin_windows_contrib_3.4_mgcv-5F1.8-2D23.zip&d=DwIBAg&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=pCiIbVPBNWU0azo0D48ChUH_fawb-FalNVOf1sUn1r4&m=cnrBOleGliiFa8hOlBIzbkSfykST3IYxYCJFIogIDYg&s=WY21_BHbK9IkP-8et8jU7l6Pm7_pSyImUZruBbgoX3Y&e=' >> Content type 'application/zip' length 2775362 bytes (2.6 MB) >> downloaded 2.6 MB >> >> package 'mgcv' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked Warning in >> install.packages : >> unable to move temporary installation >'C:\Users\pl39\Documents\R\win-library\3.4\file1f287a90e67\mgcv' to >'C:\Users\pl39\Documents\R\win-library\3.4\mgcv' >> >> The downloaded binary packages are in >> C:\Users\pl39\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpWorMmU\downloaded_packages >>> >> >> >>> getOption("repos") >> CRAN >CRANextra >> >"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mirrors.nics.utk.edu_cran_&d=DwIBAg&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=pCiIbVPBNWU0azo0D48ChUH_fawb-FalNVOf1sUn1r4&m=cnrBOleGliiFa8hOlBIzbkSfykST3IYxYCJFIogIDYg&s=MWGJrHQcUlS2AM48C7B_HqF-Lb5TFwTCfan__4KRZ44&e=" >"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.stats.ox.ac.uk_pub_RWin&d=DwIBAg&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=pCiIbVPBNWU0azo0D48ChUH_fawb-FalNVOf1sUn1r4&m=cnrBOleGliiFa8hOlBIzbkSfykST3IYxYCJFIogIDYg&s=IO53ger_SKjv4l1y9s2_ZsB8_KlSNeQ_eN9Coj9coNY&e=" >> attr(,"RStudio") >> [1] TRUE >> >> I've used different CRAN mirrors though and gotten the same error. >> >> >> >> Would you suggest deleting my personal directory and recreating it? I > >> get the same error if I try and install packages to my documents, my >> desktop, wherever, so I sort of doubt that would fix the problem. >> >> Paul >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jeff Newmiller [mailto:jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 1:14 PM >> To: Paul Lantos <paul.lan...@duke.edu> >> Cc: r-help@r-project.org >> Subject: RE: [R] unable to move temporary installation of package >> >> Nothing jumps out at me yet. >> >> 1) You missed including the text of your command (presumably >> install.packages) along with the actual text of the error. >> >> 2) What is the output of: >> >> getOption("repos") >> >> 3) You might also consider looking at >> >> system2( "cacls.exe", .libPaths()[1] ) >> >> though we may not be able to interpret the output appropriately in >this venue if you are working on a managed computer... you might need >local help. I would guess you would need >"yourdomain\youruser:(OI)(CI)F". >> >> Note that your personal R library is not deleted when you uninstall >R... >> if you have not yet deleted C:\Users\pl39\Documents\R\win-library\3.4 >> and let R re-create it then uninstalling would not have helped a >permissions problem. >> >> On Tue, 27 Mar 2018, Paul Lantos wrote: >> >>> Ok, thanks -- >>> >>>> sessionInfo() >>> R version 3.4.4 (2018-03-15) >>> Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) Running under: Windows >= >8 >>> x64 (build 9200) >>> >>> Matrix products: default >>> >>> locale: >>> [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252 LC_CTYPE=English_United >>> States.1252 [3] LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C >>> [5] LC_TIME=English_United States.1252 >>> >>> attached base packages: >>> [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base >>> >>> loaded via a namespace (and not attached): >>> [1] compiler_3.4.4 tools_3.4.4 yaml_2.1.14 >>>> .libPaths() >>> [1] "C:/Users/pl39/Documents/R/win-library/3.4" "C:/Program >Files/R/R-3.4.4/library" >>>> file.info(.libPaths()) >>> size isdir mode > mtime ctime atime >>> C:/Users/pl39/Documents/R/win-library/3.4 0 TRUE 777 2018-03-27 >10:21:39 2017-12-28 22:20:55 2018-03-27 10:21:39 >>> C:/Program Files/R/R-3.4.4/library 0 TRUE 777 2018-03-25 >21:23:45 2018-03-25 21:23:08 2018-03-25 21:23:45 >>> exe >>> C:/Users/pl39/Documents/R/win-library/3.4 no >>> C:/Program Files/R/R-3.4.4/library no >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jeff Newmiller [mailto:jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us] >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 1:16 AM >>> To: Paul Lantos <paul.lan...@duke.edu>; r-help@r-project.org >>> Subject: RE: [R] unable to move temporary installation of package >>> >>> Perhaps someone here will see something useful if you post the >output of the following function calls: >>> >>> sessionInfo() >>> .libPaths() >>> file.info(.libPaths()) >>> >>> and the verbatim (copied) error (in context) that you are seeing. >>> -- >>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. >>> >>> On March 26, 2018 6:27:10 PM PDT, Paul Lantos <paul.lan...@duke.edu> >wrote: >>>> Thanks Jeff, >>>> >>>> So I initially when I got the computer moved my old packages into >>>> the new directory rather than downloading and installing them >again. >>>> That was fine. I then just did a test to see if I could write in >the >>>> folder and indeed I can. Just not via R. >>>> >>>> I uninstalled R Open, installed R 3.4.4, and the problem persisted, > >>>> including just running it from the R console rather than from R >Studio. >>>> >>>> I haven't done anything (like installations) with administrator >>>> rights >>>> - I just have them. That said I've checked the permissions of the >>>> library folder and I have all permission. I don't run R in any >>>> special way. >>>> >>>> So I'm not sure where that leaves me... thanks for any suggestions. >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Jeff Newmiller [mailto:jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us] >>>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 5:22 PM >>>> To: r-help@r-project.org; Paul Lantos <paul.lan...@duke.edu>; >>>> r-help@r-project.org >>>> Subject: Re: [R] unable to move temporary installation of package >>>> >>>> A) Don't try to "move" packages from one library (=directory of >>>> installed packages) to another. >>>> >>>> B) Although R Open is very close to CRAN R, it has some differences > >>>> that you REALLY NEED TO READ about at their website. Pay particular > >>>> attention to the checkpoint feature in this case. Note that >troubles >>>> installing it or with the MKL are probably off-topic here, though R > >>>> language questions should still be fair game. >>>> >>>> C) Having Administrator rights carries at least as much >>>> responsibility to know what you are doing BEFORE you do it as it >>>> bestows flexibility to get things done. If you used "Run As >>>> Administrator" to install R or any packages then you have probably >>>> set the permissions on your personal library inappropriately. If >so, >>>> you need to use your superpowers judiciously to eliminate your >>>> personal library completely and then run R as a normal user to >install/update R packages. >>>> -- >>>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. >>>> >>>> On March 26, 2018 12:16:02 PM PDT, Paul Lantos >>>> <paul.lan...@duke.edu> >>>> wrote: >>>>> I'm running Windows 10 / R Studio / R Open 3.4.3 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Since getting a new computer recently I cannot install packages >>>>> into >>>> my >>>>> personal libpath directory, and I can't seem to update packages >(it >>>>> says all packages are up to date even if I manually install an old > >>>>> version). I've got 100% admin rights on the computer and in the >>>> library >>>>> folder, I've set my R environment variable to specify the correct >>>>> directory, I can freely move things manually in and out of the >>>>> library >>>> >>>>> if needed, and R can read and use any package that's already in >there. >>>>> But I can't install or I get the "unable to move" error. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've uninstalled and reinstalled everything, tried this in >>>>> non-Studio sessions using both R Open and regular R 3.4.4, and I >>>>> get the same error. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for any help, >>>>> >>>>> Paul Lantos >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _____________________________________________ >>>>> Paul M. 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