Using $ sudo bundle exec ... raises 'bundle: command not found' error

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I have installed rbenv on an Ubuntu sever. I can cd into my application directory and run $ bundle without issue, however I need to run $ sudo bundle exec ... and this gets me an error:

bundle: command not found

Why is this and how can I fix it?

It's because you installed rbenv AND your gems as user, not as root. how you fix it? not using sudo, why you need anyways, is something very specific? — rdlu, Feb 01 '13 at 13:53
Why do you need to run it with `sudo`? (The reason it's not working is that when you run under sudo, you are running as root which has a different environment.) — Chris Salzberg, Feb 01 '13 at 13:53
@rodrigo.dk Yes. Unfortunately I'm using Foreman and exporting Upstart files and it needs sudo privileges. — Undistraction, Feb 01 '13 at 13:54
@shioyama So without duplicating the rvm install to root, this isn't possible? Could I give the current user sudo privileges? — Undistraction, Feb 01 '13 at 13:58

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 01 '13 at 20:23

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Not entirely sure, but maybe this would work for you:

sudo -i -u $USER bundle exec...

or

sudo -i -u username_with_correct_env bundle exec...

answered Feb 01 '13 at 20:23

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 01 '13 at 14:13

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Dan Carley's rbenv-sudo looks like it will do what you want:

rbenv-sudo is a plugin for rbenv that allows you to run rbenv-provided Rubies and Gems from within a sudo session.

A more detailed explanation of how it works is provided in this article: Sudo Rbenv Me a Sandwich

answered Feb 01 '13 at 14:13

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You're correct. That would be the way to go, but unfortunately I'm running this command from a Capistrano deploy, and this causes the deploy to hang asking for a password, but without the usual prompt. – Undistraction Feb 01 '13 at 14:25

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:13

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Why you get the error has been addressed already. But I was able to get around it by saying:

sudo /full/path/to/bundle exec ...

In my case, I'm using rbenv, so I had to:

sudo /home/renier/.rbenv/shims/bundle exec ...

That worked. To get sudo to not ask for a password, you would need to configure your /etc/sudoers file for this. See https://serverfault.com/a/160587.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:13

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answered Jun 17 '14 at 16:54

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 22 '15 at 22:12

To do this without using rbenv or rvm, do this:

sudo -E bundle exec ...

   -E          The -E (preserve environment) option will override the env_reset option in sudoers(5).  It is only available when
               either the matching command has the SETENV tag or the setenv option is set in sudoers(5).  sudo will return an error
               if the -E option is specified and the user does not have permission to preserve the environment.

Using $ sudo bundle exec ... raises 'bundle: command not found' error

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