I have installed the firebase tools, however whenever I try to initialize it in my rootfolder, using the terminal from Vscode, I receive the following error. Why is that?
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1Please check this thread: https://github.com/firebase/firebase-tools/issues/1627 – Victor Sanchez Mar 09 '20 at 05:21
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1Run the commands from simple CMD, worked for me... – SSG Feb 11 '21 at 22:41
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Bypassing the execution policy in PowerShell may be dangerous. I recommend to rename the file (to firebase_old.ps1 for example) or to delete it. It is much safer. – Nadim Najjar Jul 18 '22 at 16:35
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Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass
Install firebase globally
npm i -g firebase
and then,
firebase login
firebase init
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2It works fine...but every time I want to use firebase I had to run this command first...is there any permanent set of execution policy? – Shrish Sharma Jul 19 '21 at 14:02
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It looks like to be a per context command. The error goes away after the policy is enabled first on each run, as @ShrishSharma sad. – Ulysses Alves Mar 11 '22 at 22:47
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In my case I wanted a run configuration in IntelliJ IDEA to start the Firebase emulator, but I didn't want a global permanent change to the PowerShell policy for security reasons. The trick is to create a run configuration, of type "Shell Script", Execute Type = Script text, and on the Script Text command include both commands separated by semi-colon. E.g.: Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass; firebase emulators:start --only "auth,firestore,functions" – juanespty May 28 '22 at 23:01
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TLDR: Just delete your firebase.ps1 file and try again
I would not recommend bypassing the execution policy on PowerShell, as it makes your system more vulnerable to malicious scripts.
Instead, simply delete the firebase.ps1 file at the location indicated by the error message and try running the command again.
Note: in case the above doesn't work, you might need to clear your npm cache by running npm cache clean --force.
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Thanks, @Fappaz, this is a neat and terrific solution! It worked for me as well. It's really not an efficient approach to allow malicious scripts. – Zujaj Misbah Khan Dec 28 '22 at 11:03
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deleting the file solved my problem too! I use the windows 'run' app to acces the file location – Tomas Ward Jan 17 '23 at 00:45
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Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/54776674/1536286
Run the following at the terminal in VS Code (make sure the app is run with the option Running as Administrator as suggested by @MaylorTaylor)
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
Then run the script in that same console.
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Hello, no that did not work but I did run the script on the directory from cmd – Mar 11 '20 at 04:00
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2You need to run this command in VS Code / Powershell / CMD while the app is "Running as Administrator" – MaylorTaylor Nov 24 '20 at 01:51
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Open Windows Power Shell as Administrator and then run the below command to change Execution Policy setting to RemoteSigned
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
Now change directory to your project folder and run the following
firebase login
firebase init
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Close cmd and powershell and VS Code. Then right click on VS code---RunAs Administrator and in the VS Code Terminal run the following command:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
Then in the same VS Code cmd run:
firebase login
firebase init
This should solve your problem. Windows now comes with an extra layer of security to protect your OS environment from random scripts running in the background without admin privilege's. Most Random Scripts(From browser engines on unverified sites and applications) are also bad for your OS,unless you are running them yourself as an admin or as a developer,provided you know what you are doing. Firebase scripts are pretty safe.
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Simply in VScode switch from PowerShell to cmd and type this command.
firebase login
And you will be redirected to your browser to allow Firebase CLI to access the account connected to your firebase project and then type this command.
firebase init
That should work
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This worked for me, I am using Android Studio and facing the same issue and when i switched to cmd terminal and it is working now. Thanks @Ahmed Abd El-Moez – Shubhanshu Kashiva Jun 14 '23 at 11:23
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If using VScode, installing the PowerShell extension by Microsoft will solve this issue.
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Instead of setting Execution Policy. I ran windows terminal as administrator instead of VS code terminal and execute command without an issue.
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The solution for me: is that i am using Windows 11 and i used to use Windows Power Shell instead of Command Prompt
In case want to use Windows Power Shell you have to run this cmd first:
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
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When you encountered the issue with the Firebase CLI in PowerShell, you were advised to run
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
as an administrator. By executing this command, you would be granting permission to run locally created scripts and would be able to execute the Firebase CLI or other scripts on your system.
It's important to note that changing the execution policy can have security implications. By allowing script execution, you might be exposed to potentially harmful or malicious scripts. Therefore, it's recommended to exercise caution and only change the execution policy if you trust the scripts you intend to run.
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This worked for me, here are the exact steps:
In VSCode, select Terminal > New Terminal.
Next, type cmd. This will switch you from PowerShell to a regular command prompt.
PS C:\Users\user\AndroidStudioProjects\FirebaseMessaging\cloud-functions> cmd
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.1848]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\user\AndroidStudioProjects\FirebaseMessaging\cloud-functions>firebase login
i Firebase optionally collects CLI and Emulator Suite usage and error reporting information to help improve our products. Data is collected in accordance with Google's privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy) and is not used to identify you.
? Allow Firebase to collect CLI and Emulator Suite usage and error reporting information? No
Next, your browser should open - follow the Authorization steps. Then:
Waiting for authentication...
+ Success! Logged in as user@gmail.com
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