# Install and use Ansible with a non-root account

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-and-use-ansible-with-a-non-root-account/25316>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [August 23, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-and-use-ansible-with-a-non-root-account/25316 "2017-08-23T20:59:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joaquin\_Tejada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@Joaquin\_Tejada](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joaquin_Tejada)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-and-use-ansible-with-a-non-root-account/25316/1 "2017-08-23T20:59:24Z")

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Hello everyone. I need a little help. I’ve been looking for a document that states or indicates what type of user access is required to install and use Ansible. Can anyone point me to that direction?

Bottom line, I wanted to know if there’s a way to install and use Ansible with a non-root account on a RHEL7 server. Thank you in advance for your help.

Regards,  
Joaquin

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**Author:** ![Pshem\_Kowalczyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e480ec/32.png) [@Pshem\_Kowalczyk](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pshem_Kowalczyk)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-and-use-ansible-with-a-non-root-account/25316/2 "2017-08-23T21:32:44Z")

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You can use ansible on a controller without root privileges. Level of privileges on the remote host you mange depends on what you’re trying to achieve. In most cases you’ll need root access, since you’re making system-wide changes.

kind regards  
Pshem

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**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-and-use-ansible-with-a-non-root-account/25316/3 "2017-08-24T09:59:23Z")

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If you need something "official", it is explicitly stated in these docs:

[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/intro\_installation.html#running-from-source](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/intro_installation.html#running-from-source)