Package Manager - ERROR system error 2 (No such file or directory)
Problem
You could see the following error for Posit Package Manager:
ERROR system error 2 (No such file or directory) [path: /var/lib/rstudio-pm/path/to/directory/secure-cookie-key];
Solution
It’s possible to run into this error when your server hasn’t found a secure cookie key. To resolve this, you can perform the following:
Generate a new secure cookie key by running the command below (where /var/lib/rstudio-pm/path/to/directory/secure-cookie-key is the path in the error message that displays in the Package Manager log file):
sudo sh -c "echo `uuid` > /var/lib/rstudio-pm/path/to/directory/secure-cookie-key"
Then, change the ownership to the package manager service account:
sudo chown -R rstudio-pm:rstudio-pm /var/lib/rstudio-pm
If you’ve changed the RunAs user, change ownership to the
Service.User
that you’ve set per the following guide: https://docs.posit.com/rspm/admin/appendix/changing-runas-user/From there, ensure that it’s only readable by root:
sudo chmod 0600 /var/lib/rstudio-pm/path/to/directory/secure-cookie-key
Lastly, restart the package manager service:
sudo systemctl restart rstudio-pm
If the problem persists, please open a ticket with support.