[R] Issues with R3.5.2

[Jeff Newmiller]

You could delete your 3.5 personal package library (using the File Explorer with Run as Admin if necessary) and re-install your packages without running as Admin. If that does not work try uninstalling R and re-installing 3.5.1.

On December 22, 2018 8:16:11 PM PST, Janh Anni <annijanh using gmail.com> wrote:
>This issue only came up after I installed R3.5.2. Never had any
>problems
>with previous installations.  So it is likely a bug in the current
>version.  Any suggestions what to do now?
>
>On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 11:06 PM Jeff Newmiller
><jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>
>wrote:
>
>> That normally only occurs if you have at some time used elevated
>> permissions, beyond which point you fall into a downward spiral of
>more
>> permissions trouble. You are apparently already in trouble, whether
>it was
>> of your own making or due to a bug in the installer.
>>
>> Also, never update the system R package library... always use a
>personal
>> library.
>>
>> On December 22, 2018 6:01:44 PM PST, Janh Anni <annijanh using gmail.com>
>wrote:
>> >Hi Jeff,
>> >
>> >No, during the installation, there was not an option to Run as
>> >Administration.  But *after *installation, I found that if I
>selected
>> >Run
>> >as Administrator, then I could install packages using
>install.packages
>> >as
>> >usual without problems.
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >Janh
>> >
>> >On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 8:26 PM Jeff Newmiller
>> ><jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> Did you by any chance use Run As Administrator to install R? If so
>> >then
>> >> you need to uninstall it and delete all files created by it (e.g.
>> >> Documents/R/win-lib/3.5/) and re-install using UAC as prompted.
>> >>
>> >> On December 22, 2018 5:10:27 PM PST, Janh Anni
><annijanh using gmail.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >> >Dear R Experts,
>> >> >
>> >> >I use Windows 10 and just installed the new R version, R3.5.2 but
>> >when
>> >> >I
>> >> >tried to load a data file using read.table, I got an error
>message
>> >like
>> >> >this:
>> >> >
>> >> >*Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection*
>> >> >*In addition: Warning message:*
>> >> >*In file(file, "rt") :*
>> >> >*  cannot open file 'StreamPCB.dat': No such file or directory*
>> >> >
>> >> >Also, I couldn't install packages using install.packages as
>usual,
>> >> >unless I
>> >> >run R as Administrator
>> >> >
>> >> >I wonder if anyone else had the same issues and any suggestions
>how
>> >to
>> >> >fix?
>> >> >
>> >> >Thanks a lot
>> >> >Janh
>> >> >
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