# Install issues when not root

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-issues-when-not-root/16538>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [14 Giugno 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-issues-when-not-root/16538 "2014-06-14T13:13:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![thornburg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@thornburg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thornburg)\
**Post date:** [22 Giugno 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-issues-when-not-root/16538/10 "2014-06-22T23:56:54Z")

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> [@sam](#):
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> Why not just run it under root?

Run _what_ under root? I can’t SSH into the box, and the GUI upgrade doesn’t give me any option to change the way it runs.

Are you suggesting I reinstall using root instead of sudo?

Requiring root is a horrible security practice. I’m not sure that I want to use a product that requires it in order to work properly.

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