Permission denied - /tmp/github_api_headers20160630-2137-1vjetfs

[peak77]

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[peak77]

brew install XXX or brew doctor have Permission denied - /tmp/github_api_headers20160630-2137-1vjetfs why?

[UniqMartin]

This usually means that there's some permission problem with your /tmp directory. Can you please provide the output of the following commands and tell us what version of OS X you're on?

l -delO@ /private/tmp /tmp
brew config

Thanks!

[DomT4]

Closing as dead, but please shout if we can offer any assistance here still. Thanks!

[chenfanggm]

@UniqMartin
I ran into the same issue when I try to run: brew cask install java8

Here's what I got after doing the two command you posted:

l -delO@ /private/tmp /tmp

drwxr-xr-x  13 root  wheel  -                  442B Oct 30 16:54 /private/tmp
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 root  wheel  restricted,hidden   11B Jan 11  2017 /tmp -> private/tmp
	com.apple.FinderInfo	  32B
	com.apple.rootless	   0B

brew config
HOMEBREW_VERSION: 1.3.6
ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew
HEAD: 270b752f5d9d218bfbed6fe85b6974fa653fb25f
Last commit: 13 days ago
Core tap ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core
Core tap HEAD: 35672756c206278a2e3fb53ca268636ec868de65
Core tap last commit: 12 hours ago
HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /usr/local
HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY: /usr/local/Homebrew
HOMEBREW_CELLAR: /usr/local/Cellar
HOMEBREW_BOTTLE_DOMAIN: https://homebrew.bintray.com
CPU: octa-core 64-bit haswell
Homebrew Ruby: 2.3.3 => /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.3.3/bin/ruby
Clang: 9.0 build 900
Git: 2.13.5 => /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/git
Perl: /usr/bin/perl
Python: /usr/bin/python
Ruby: /usr/bin/ruby => /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/bin/ruby
Java: 9.0.1
macOS: 10.12.6-x86_64
Xcode: N/A
CLT: 9.0.0.0.1.1504363082
X11: N/A

[chenfanggm]

@UniqMartin
You're right. I got it fixed by chown of my /tmp folder

[CholtonATX]

I am having permission problems persisting through removal and reinstallation of Homebrew. It's the same exact issue except I am unable to even brew search <formula> without the message:

Error: Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /tmp/github_api_headers20180307-6256-1ljj8sb

[MikeMcQuaid]

@CholtonATX Please post your brew doctor like mentioned on the other thread.

[MikeMcQuaid]

And did you chown your /tmp?

[CholtonATX]

brew doctor says I'm ready to brew.

Also:
d--x--x--x+ 11 cholton admin 352 Mar 8 09:43 tmp

[CholtonATX]

I also did chmod 700 /private/tmp to make it writeable by me. Currently am still getting the error.

trappist-1-mbp:Volumes cholton$ brew install awscli ==> Installing dependencies for awscli: readline, sqlite, gdbm, openssl, xz, python ==> Installing awscli dependency: readline Error: Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /tmp/github_api_headers20180308-29796-1k36lde