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Root user can only install when using sudo

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
macos

Research direction

Start by reproducing /usr/local/bin/pkgm install duti as root, then compare it with the sudo command shown in the issue and inspect the resulting permission error. Done means the root invocation installs successfully without sudo, or the expected permission requirement is clearly documented.

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Description

# /usr/local/bin/pkgm install duti
Error: Os { code: 13, kind: PermissionDenied, message: "Permission denied" }
# sudo /usr/local/bin/pkgm install duti
/usr/local/bin/duti

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TypeScript
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