# pip install - missing execute bits

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip-install-missing-execute-bits/31821>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [December 14, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip-install-missing-execute-bits/31821 "2019-12-14T09:44:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Markus\_Falb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Markus\_Falb](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Markus_Falb)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip-install-missing-execute-bits/31821/1 "2019-12-14T09:44:49Z")

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hi,  
I installed ansible via pip on a CentOS 7 workstation

`$ sudo yum install python-virtualenv $ virtualenv venv $ . venv/bin/activate $ pip install ansible`

but all installed binaries are missing the execute permission

`$ ls -l venv/bin/ansible -rw-rw-r--. 1 me me 5975 Dec 14 10:35 venv/bin/ansible`

why is that?  
yes, there is the pip warning.

> You are using pip version 9.0.1, however version 19.3.1 is available.  
> You should consider upgrading via the ‘pip install --upgrade pip’ command.

i tried upgrading pip, setuptools and wheel inside the virtualenv, but no change → missing execute bits

I also tried in a CentOS 7 container and installing inside the container went fine → correct permissions, i.e. execute bits set.  
I tried on another workstation → missing execute bits  
I tried on server → execute bits are set.

I do not know how to debug this to solve the problem, asking for help.

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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:** [December 14, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip-install-missing-execute-bits/31821/2 "2019-12-14T13:54:23Z")

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Sounds like something with umask is off on your control system.  
Remove the venv dir, and try again, but now first issue "umask 002"  
before creating the venv.

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**Author:** ![Markus\_Falb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Markus\_Falb](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Markus_Falb)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip-install-missing-execute-bits/31821/3 "2019-12-15T17:38:43Z")

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> Sounds like something with umask is off on your control system.  
> Remove the venv dir, and try again, but now first issue “umask 002”  
> before creating the venv.

it is not the umask

with umask 000 i get

`-rw-rw-rw-. 1 mafalb mafalb 5983 Dec 15 18:31 ansible`

do you have another idea?

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**Author:** ![Markus\_Falb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Markus\_Falb](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Markus_Falb)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip-install-missing-execute-bits/31821/4 "2019-12-15T17:47:44Z")

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also with umask 000 if I install ansible-lint I get

`-rwxrwxrwx. 1 mafalb mafalb 273 Dec 15 18:41 ansible-venv/bin/ansible-lint`

my interpretation: the permission problem is only with installed executables from ansible, not others.  
it seems it is a problem with ansible but only under specific circumstances.

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**Author:** ![Markus\_Falb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Markus\_Falb](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Markus_Falb)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip-install-missing-execute-bits/31821/5 "2019-12-28T00:08:39Z")

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I found out that it happens with /tmp mounted with noexec option  
There is an issue about that  
[https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/57436](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/57436)