Unable to load any package in R (unable to load shared object)

Question

I have been using R for the last 2 years. I tried to start the program yesterday to run one of my scripts and the packages that I am using failed to load. I am not sure what

Answer 1

As BondedDust has explained in the comments, the problem has to do with the permissions that are given to users. I am connected to a network where the libraries are saved on a shared space. The issue was resolved by moving the default library to a local path. The process that needs to be followed to change the library to a local one is quite simple and it is mentioned in the second answer in this question on stackoverflow.