Permission error when Jupyterhub user launches Julia

[BouarfaMahi]

Os: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Jupyterhub 3.0.0 as a service.

quant@devbox:~$ julia
ERROR: SystemError: opening file "/opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/logs/repl_history.jl": Permission denied
Stacktrace:
[1] systemerror(p::String, errno::Int32; extrainfo::Nothing)
@ Base ./error.jl:176
[2] #systemerror#80
@ ./error.jl:175 [inlined]
[3] systemerror
@ ./error.jl:175 [inlined]
[4] open(fname::String; lock::Bool, read::Bool, write::Bool, create::Bool, truncate::Nothing, append::Nothing)
@ Base ./iostream.jl:293
[5] setup_interface(repl::REPL.LineEditREPL, hascolor::Bool, extra_repl_keymap::Any)
@ REPL /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/REPL/src/REPL.jl:997
[6] setup_interface(repl::REPL.LineEditREPL; hascolor::Bool, extra_repl_keymap::Any)
@ REPL /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/REPL/src/REPL.jl:908
[7] setup_interface
@ /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/REPL/src/REPL.jl:908 [inlined]
[8] (::Pkg.var"#4#5")(repl::REPL.LineEditREPL)
@ Pkg /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/Pkg.jl:660
[9] __atreplinit(repl::REPL.LineEditREPL)
@ Base ./client.jl:368
[10] #invokelatest#2
@ ./essentials.jl:729 [inlined]
[11] invokelatest
@ ./essentials.jl:726 [inlined]
[12] _atreplinit
@ ./client.jl:375 [inlined]
[13] (::Base.var"#967#969"{Bool, Bool, Bool})(REPL::Module)
@ Base ./client.jl:418
[14] #invokelatest#2
@ ./essentials.jl:729 [inlined]
[15] invokelatest
@ ./essentials.jl:726 [inlined]
[16] run_main_repl(interactive::Bool, quiet::Bool, banner::Bool, history_file::Bool, color_set::Bool)
@ Base ./client.jl:404
[17] exec_options(opts::Base.JLOptions)
@ Base ./client.jl:318
[18] _start()
@ Base ./client.jl:522

---

Notebook

ENV["IJULIA_DEBUG"]=true
Pkg.build("IJulia")

Building Conda ─→ `~/.julia/scratchspaces/44cfe95a-1eb2-52ea-b672-e2afdf69b78f/6e47d11ea2776bc5627421d59cdcc1296c058071/build.log`
Building IJulia → `~/.julia/scratchspaces/44cfe95a-1eb2-52ea-b672-e2afdf69b78f/98ab633acb0fe071b671f6c1785c46cd70bb86bd/build.log`

Error building IJulia:
[ Info: Installing Julia kernelspec in /home/quant/.local/share/jupyter/kernels/julia-1.8
ERROR: LoadError: SystemError: opening file "deps.jl": Permission denied
Stacktrace:
[1] systemerror(p::String, errno::Int32; extrainfo::Nothing)
@ Base ./error.jl:176
[2] #systemerror#80
@ ./error.jl:175 [inlined]
[3] systemerror
@ ./error.jl:175 [inlined]
[4] open(fname::String; lock::Bool, read::Nothing, write::Nothing, create::Nothing, truncate::Bool, append::Nothing)
@ Base ./iostream.jl:293
[5] open(fname::String, mode::String; lock::Bool)
@ Base ./iostream.jl:356
[6] open(fname::String, mode::String)
@ Base ./iostream.jl:355
[7] open(::Base.var"#383#384"{String, Tuple{}}, ::String, ::Vararg{String}; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, Union{}, Tuple{}, NamedTuple{(), Tuple{}}})
@ Base ./io.jl:382
[8] open
@ ./io.jl:381 [inlined]
[9] write
@ ./io.jl:448 [inlined]
[10] write_if_changed(filename::String, contents::String)
@ Main /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/packages/IJulia/AQu2H/deps/build.jl:35
[11] top-level scope
@ /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/packages/IJulia/AQu2H/deps/build.jl:44
[12] include(fname::String)
@ Base.MainInclude ./client.jl:476
[13] top-level scope
@ none:5
in expression starting at /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/packages/IJulia/AQu2H/deps/build.jl:44

Stacktrace:
[1] pkgerror(msg::String)
@ Pkg.Types /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/Types.jl:67
[2] (::Pkg.Operations.var"#66#73"{Bool, Pkg.Types.Context, String, Pkg.Types.PackageSpec, String})()
@ Pkg.Operations /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/Operations.jl:1060
[3] withenv(::Pkg.Operations.var"#66#73"{Bool, Pkg.Types.Context, String, Pkg.Types.PackageSpec, String}, ::Pair{String, String}, ::Vararg{Pair{String}})
@ Base ./env.jl:172
[4] (::Pkg.Operations.var"#107#112"{String, Bool, Bool, Bool, Pkg.Operations.var"#66#73"{Bool, Pkg.Types.Context, String, Pkg.Types.PackageSpec, String}, Pkg.Types.PackageSpec})()
@ Pkg.Operations /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/Operations.jl:1619
[5] with_temp_env(fn::Pkg.Operations.var"#107#112"{String, Bool, Bool, Bool, Pkg.Operations.var"#66#73"{Bool, Pkg.Types.Context, String, Pkg.Types.PackageSpec, String}, Pkg.Types.PackageSpec}, temp_env::String)
@ Pkg.Operations /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/Operations.jl:1493
[6] (::Pkg.Operations.var"#105#110"{Dict{String, Any}, Bool, Bool, Bool, Pkg.Operations.var"#66#73"{Bool, Pkg.Types.Context, String, Pkg.Types.PackageSpec, String}, Pkg.Types.Context, Pkg.Types.PackageSpec, String, Pkg.Types.Project, String})(tmp::String)
@ Pkg.Operations /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/Operations.jl:1582
[7] mktempdir(fn::Pkg.Operations.var"#105#110"{Dict{String, Any}, Bool, Bool, Bool, Pkg.Operations.var"#66#73"{Bool, Pkg.Types.Context, String, Pkg.Types.PackageSpec, String}, Pkg.Types.Context, Pkg.Types.PackageSpec, String, Pkg.Types.Project, String}, parent::String; prefix::String)
@ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:764
[8] mktempdir(fn::Function, parent::String) (repeats 2 times)
@ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:760
[9] sandbox(fn::Function, ctx::Pkg.Types.Context, target::Pkg.Types.PackageSpec, target_path::String, sandbox_path::String, sandbox_project_override::Pkg.Types.Project; preferences::Dict{String, Any}, force_latest_compatible_version::Bool, allow_earlier_backwards_compatible_versions::Bool, allow_reresolve::Bool)
@ Pkg.Operations /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/Operations.jl:1540
[10] build_versions(ctx::Pkg.Types.Context, uuids::Set{Base.UUID}; verbose::Bool)
@ Pkg.Operations /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/Operations.jl:1041
[11] build(ctx::Pkg.Types.Context, uuids::Set{Base.UUID}, verbose::Bool)
@ Pkg.Operations /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/Operations.jl:898
[12] build(ctx::Pkg.Types.Context, pkgs::Vector{Pkg.Types.PackageSpec}; verbose::Bool, kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, IJulia.IJuliaStdio{Base.PipeEndpoint}, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:io,), Tuple{IJulia.IJuliaStdio{Base.PipeEndpoint}}}})
@ Pkg.API /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/API.jl:1029
[13] build(pkgs::Vector{Pkg.Types.PackageSpec}; io::IJulia.IJuliaStdio{Base.PipeEndpoint}, kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, Union{}, Tuple{}, NamedTuple{(), Tuple{}}})
@ Pkg.API /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/API.jl:156
[14] build(pkgs::Vector{Pkg.Types.PackageSpec})
@ Pkg.API /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/API.jl:145
[15] #build#99
@ /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/API.jl:144 [inlined]
[16] build
@ /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/API.jl:144 [inlined]
[17] #build#98
@ /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/API.jl:143 [inlined]
[18] build(pkg::String)
@ Pkg.API /opt/julia-1.8.2/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Pkg/src/API.jl:143
[19] top-level scope
@ In[4]:2
[20] eval
@ ./boot.jl:368 [inlined]
[21] include_string(mapexpr::typeof(REPL.softscope), mod::Module, code::String, filename::String)
@ Base ./loading.jl:1428

[fredrikekre]

You need to make sure that the first entry in DEPOT_PATH is writeable for users.

[BouarfaMahi]

thanks @fredrikekre, it works