Permission denied error for 'go.tools'

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When I try to install go tools I am getting permission denied for /usr/local/go/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/cover. I can accept that since it is /usr/local/ directory and need root access. But my first doubt is why it is trying to install at this location when I set GOPATH to some other location.

$ go version
go version go1.2.1 linux/amd64

$ export GOPATH='/home/vagrant/repos/atlantis-router/vendor'
$ go get code.google.com/p/go.tools/cmd/cover
go install code.google.com/p/go.tools/cmd/cover: open /usr/local/go/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/cover: permission denied

$ go env
GOARCH="amd64"
GOBIN=""
GOCHAR="6"
GOEXE=""
GOHOSTARCH="amd64"
GOHOSTOS="linux"
GOOS="linux"
GOPATH="/home/vagrant/repos/atlantis-router/vendor"
GORACE=""
GOROOT="/usr/local/go"
GOTOOLDIR="/usr/local/go/pkg/tool/linux_amd64"
TERM="dumb"
CC="gcc"
GOGCCFLAGS="-g -O2 -fPIC -m64 -pthread"
CXX="g++"
CGO_ENABLED="1"

Could anybody guide me solving this issue? What could be the reason?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 03 '14 at 13:44

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Go tries to install that tool in $GOTOOLDIR, not $GOPATH, and as you can see it is set to /usr/local/go/pkg/tool/linux_amd64. Same thing happens to me here.

just run it with sudo, I guess, since there are other tools in that directory, and I think setting GOTOOLDIR to somewhere else might screw things up.

answered Dec 03 '14 at 13:44

Not_a_Golfer

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Running 'go get' with 'sudo' fail with 'sudo: go: command not found'. I used 'sudo go get code.google.com/p/go.tools/cmd/cover' – Dhanu Gurung Dec 03 '14 at 13:46
@ram add `/usr/local/go/bin` to root's $PATH – Not_a_Golfer Dec 03 '14 at 13:47
My $PATH shows me it is included in $PATH. "$ echo $PATH /home/vagrant/bin:/usr/local/sbin:....:/usr/local/go/bin". Is it different than what you said? – Dhanu Gurung Dec 03 '14 at 13:50
what does `sudo echo $PATH` say? – Not_a_Golfer Dec 03 '14 at 13:50
@ram so just run `sudo -s` and afterwards run go get normally as root – Not_a_Golfer Dec 03 '14 at 13:56
@ram I just made myself the owner of the go installation: `sudo chown -R mikem:mike /usr/local/go/` to get rid of permissions issues with accessing or changing it. – Michael M Jul 16 '15 at 20:20
@MichaelMügge thanks you so much , change owner of go installation work for me you have been saved my night . – rudi Ladeon Apr 03 '18 at 23:01

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 07 '23 at 12:57

seems like this is a common issue happens for so many users . so happened also to me ! the first step is to set your environment variables for Go by these commands :

echo export GOROOT=/usr/local/go >> ~/.bashrc
echo export GOPATH=\$HOME/go >> ~/.bashrc
echo export PATH=\$PATH:\$GOROOT/bin:\$GOPATH/bin >> ~/.bashrc

and then go has the accesses after that run this command so the system considers you as administrator:

sudo -s

then ctl+Shft+p and select Go: Instal/Upgrade tools

these steps worked for me :)

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