I found that installing R into %userprofile%\Documents\R and placing the source packages I was developing there too solved my permissions problems. R automatically created a %userprofile%\Documents\R\win-library\2.6 folder for my library and put packages that I was installing from CRAN in it. In R I can now do this: setwd("~/R") to get to that directory
On 10/6/07, Thanjavur Bragadeesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I run windows vista ultimate in my laptop and run R 2.5 > > I am trying to update the packages but it comes up with an error message > > ""Warning in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l, contriburl > = contriburl, : 'lib' is not writable > Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l, contriburl = > contriburl, : unable to install packages" > > I am the adminsitrator on this computer and logged in as administrator. > > can anyone advise. I treid to switch off most security - windows firewall is > off and so is macfee. > > > many thanks for your advise > > bragadeesh > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble > challenge with star power. > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.