I found an issue when running sudo pod install command after updating it to latest version 0.32.1. Earlier it was working very fine.
When I tried to do pod install with older cocoapods, it asked me to update to latest cocoapods version i.e. 0.32.1. After I updated by cocoapods gem, I can't do sudo pod install in my Xcode project. It gives me following error.
± sudo pod install ruby-1.9.3-p0
Password:
/Users/username/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p0/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/claide-0.5.0/lib/claide/command.rb:328:in `help!': [!] You cannot run CocoaPods as root. (CLAide::Help)
CocoaPods, the Objective-C library package manager.
Commands:....
Any suggestion to overcome the issue would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.
I had to update permission on CocoaPods
sudo chown -R $USER ~/Library/Caches/CocoaPods
sudo chown -R $USER ~/.cocoapods
Since it seems to fix the problem for some people, you might want to try running "pod install" and see if it fixed your problem from that point. However, I still had a permission denied when running "pod install" for a pod item, so running the next line will overwrite permission for the pod folder.
sudo chown -R $USER ./Pods
I have removed the old podfile.lock before running pod install
Source :
I am working with windows. After reading all tips which didn't work I drove into the code base. As a disclaimer, I am beginning phase of developing an app and my goal is to get a quick proof of concept. Therefore, this solution will only bypass that the error message as a quick hack.
In the file ~/lib/cocoapods/command.rb you will find a function on line 47 that stops the program if there is a root user.
#help! 'You cannot run CocoaPods as root.' if Process.uid == 0
Simply comment out the line. Again, this is a terrible idea to do in any situation except as a pragmatist using Windows and trying to get proof of concept out.
in my case, the both "folder content project" and file "project.xcodeproj" was locked "i ignore why !!! maybe the git clone provoked error :s", i unlock the folder and apply all changes for sub folder .... And it WORK FINE :D
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23190064/cant-run-sudo-pod-install-after-updating-to-cocoapods-0-32-1-with-error-you-ca