Change default loading of `shiny` to specific `.libPaths()` on ShinyServer
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Problem
I'm deploying a Shiny App on a shiny server maintained by my university, and there are many .libPaths() that contain different versions of packages.
> .libPaths()
[1] "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4"
[2] "/nfs/admin/software/xenial/system-gcc/R_libs"
[3] "/usr/local/lib/R/site-library"
[4] "/usr/lib/R/site-library"
[5] "/usr/lib/R/library"
When my shiny app boots up, shiny is loaded by default from .libPaths()[2], which then imports R6 V.2.2.1, also from this path.
However, my code depends on R6 >= V.2.2.2, which I have in .libPaths()[1].
It would be simple enough to have my SysAdmin update R6 in .libPaths()[2], but they cannot because other people's apps depend on the libraries on that path, and we don't want to break those.
I've tried:
detaching
R6and loading it from.libPaths()[1]detach("package:R6", unload=TRUE, force = TRUE, character.only = TRUE)
library(R6, lib.loc = "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")detaching
shinyand loading it from.libPaths()[1]detach("package:shiny", unload=TRUE, force = TRUE, character.only = TRUE)
library(shiny, lib.loc = "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")setting my
.libPaths()from the start in theglobal.Rfile to only include the path I want..libPaths(.libPaths()[1])adding an
etcfolder under"/zeolite/rpauloo/R"that contains the followingRprofile.sitefile (advice from here):.First <- function()
.libPaths("/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")
None of these approaches work. Why?
R6is an attached package, so it can't be unloaded.- not sure why unloading/reloading shiny doesn't work
- Shiny Server loads
shinyfrom.libPaths()[2]to begin with, before theglobal.Rfile is sourced, so settinglibPaths()doesn't help. - the
Rprofile.sitefile is probably in the wrong directory, but putting it in an admin directory will mess with other apps
Question
How can I configure my shiny app to load shiny from a specific .libPath on startup?
Or have I mis-conceptualized the problem? Is there another way to go about this?
r shiny shiny-server
asked Nov 14 '18 at 0:24
Rich PaulooRich Pauloo
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Problem
I'm deploying a Shiny App on a shiny server maintained by my university, and there are many .libPaths() that contain different versions of packages.
> .libPaths()
[1] "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4"
[2] "/nfs/admin/software/xenial/system-gcc/R_libs"
[3] "/usr/local/lib/R/site-library"
[4] "/usr/lib/R/site-library"
[5] "/usr/lib/R/library"
When my shiny app boots up, shiny is loaded by default from .libPaths()[2], which then imports R6 V.2.2.1, also from this path.
However, my code depends on R6 >= V.2.2.2, which I have in .libPaths()[1].
It would be simple enough to have my SysAdmin update R6 in .libPaths()[2], but they cannot because other people's apps depend on the libraries on that path, and we don't want to break those.
I've tried:
detaching
R6and loading it from.libPaths()[1]detach("package:R6", unload=TRUE, force = TRUE, character.only = TRUE)
library(R6, lib.loc = "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")detaching
shinyand loading it from.libPaths()[1]detach("package:shiny", unload=TRUE, force = TRUE, character.only = TRUE)
library(shiny, lib.loc = "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")setting my
.libPaths()from the start in theglobal.Rfile to only include the path I want..libPaths(.libPaths()[1])adding an
etcfolder under"/zeolite/rpauloo/R"that contains the followingRprofile.sitefile (advice from here):.First <- function()
.libPaths("/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")
None of these approaches work. Why?
R6is an attached package, so it can't be unloaded.- not sure why unloading/reloading shiny doesn't work
- Shiny Server loads
shinyfrom.libPaths()[2]to begin with, before theglobal.Rfile is sourced, so settinglibPaths()doesn't help. - the
Rprofile.sitefile is probably in the wrong directory, but putting it in an admin directory will mess with other apps
Question
How can I configure my shiny app to load shiny from a specific .libPath on startup?
Or have I mis-conceptualized the problem? Is there another way to go about this?
r shiny shiny-server
asked Nov 14 '18 at 0:24
Rich PaulooRich Pauloo
2,153930
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Is the shiny server running as its own user? I believe you can alter the.libPaths()inglobal.Rprobably - however this still seems a bit hacky. Refer to: stackoverflow.com/questions/15170399/… Also maybe kb.iu.edu/d/avks?
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 0:53
@zacdav, thanks for taking a look. I've updated my question to reflect this. The problem is that when I update my.libPaths()inglobal.Rto only include the ones I want, Shiny Server has already loadedshiny, and attached the old version ofR6. I'm not sure what you mean by "running as its own user".
– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 1:16
1
The shiny server will be running on a server as a specific user, I believe that this dictates permissions and where it looks for packages by default. So one solution would be to have shiny server running for each user and each user can then maintain the packages as they wish - bit of a nightmare for someone managing it though. Additionally,Global.Ris run before the server has initialised (at least I thought it was), so if the first line was updating.libPathsi'm surprised it didn't work.
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 2:20
@zacdav, yeah I also thought.libPaths(.libPaths()[1])at the start of theglobal.Rfile would also work, but the error I get still indicates that shiny is loaded from.libPaths()[2](I can tell because the version number). Maybe some.RprofileorRprofile.sitefile is running first and kick-starting this chain? I've updated the list of things I've tried.
– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 17:30
Does the user that the shiny server is running as have read/write access to those paths?
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 23:08
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Problem
I'm deploying a Shiny App on a shiny server maintained by my university, and there are many .libPaths() that contain different versions of packages.
> .libPaths()
[1] "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4"
[2] "/nfs/admin/software/xenial/system-gcc/R_libs"
[3] "/usr/local/lib/R/site-library"
[4] "/usr/lib/R/site-library"
[5] "/usr/lib/R/library"
When my shiny app boots up, shiny is loaded by default from .libPaths()[2], which then imports R6 V.2.2.1, also from this path.
However, my code depends on R6 >= V.2.2.2, which I have in .libPaths()[1].
It would be simple enough to have my SysAdmin update R6 in .libPaths()[2], but they cannot because other people's apps depend on the libraries on that path, and we don't want to break those.
I've tried:
detaching
R6and loading it from.libPaths()[1]detach("package:R6", unload=TRUE, force = TRUE, character.only = TRUE)
library(R6, lib.loc = "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")detaching
shinyand loading it from.libPaths()[1]detach("package:shiny", unload=TRUE, force = TRUE, character.only = TRUE)
library(shiny, lib.loc = "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")setting my
.libPaths()from the start in theglobal.Rfile to only include the path I want..libPaths(.libPaths()[1])adding an
etcfolder under"/zeolite/rpauloo/R"that contains the followingRprofile.sitefile (advice from here):.First <- function()
.libPaths("/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")
None of these approaches work. Why?
R6is an attached package, so it can't be unloaded.- not sure why unloading/reloading shiny doesn't work
- Shiny Server loads
shinyfrom.libPaths()[2]to begin with, before theglobal.Rfile is sourced, so settinglibPaths()doesn't help. - the
Rprofile.sitefile is probably in the wrong directory, but putting it in an admin directory will mess with other apps
Question
How can I configure my shiny app to load shiny from a specific .libPath on startup?
Or have I mis-conceptualized the problem? Is there another way to go about this?
r shiny shiny-server
asked Nov 14 '18 at 0:24
Rich PaulooRich Pauloo
2,153930
Problem
I'm deploying a Shiny App on a shiny server maintained by my university, and there are many .libPaths() that contain different versions of packages.
> .libPaths()
[1] "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4"
[2] "/nfs/admin/software/xenial/system-gcc/R_libs"
[3] "/usr/local/lib/R/site-library"
[4] "/usr/lib/R/site-library"
[5] "/usr/lib/R/library"
When my shiny app boots up, shiny is loaded by default from .libPaths()[2], which then imports R6 V.2.2.1, also from this path.
However, my code depends on R6 >= V.2.2.2, which I have in .libPaths()[1].
It would be simple enough to have my SysAdmin update R6 in .libPaths()[2], but they cannot because other people's apps depend on the libraries on that path, and we don't want to break those.
I've tried:
detaching
R6and loading it from.libPaths()[1]detach("package:R6", unload=TRUE, force = TRUE, character.only = TRUE)
library(R6, lib.loc = "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")detaching
shinyand loading it from.libPaths()[1]detach("package:shiny", unload=TRUE, force = TRUE, character.only = TRUE)
library(shiny, lib.loc = "/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")setting my
.libPaths()from the start in theglobal.Rfile to only include the path I want..libPaths(.libPaths()[1])adding an
etcfolder under"/zeolite/rpauloo/R"that contains the followingRprofile.sitefile (advice from here):.First <- function()
.libPaths("/zeolite/rpauloo/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.4")
None of these approaches work. Why?
R6is an attached package, so it can't be unloaded.- not sure why unloading/reloading shiny doesn't work
- Shiny Server loads
shinyfrom.libPaths()[2]to begin with, before theglobal.Rfile is sourced, so settinglibPaths()doesn't help. - the
Rprofile.sitefile is probably in the wrong directory, but putting it in an admin directory will mess with other apps
Question
How can I configure my shiny app to load shiny from a specific .libPath on startup?
Or have I mis-conceptualized the problem? Is there another way to go about this?
r shiny shiny-server
r shiny shiny-server
asked Nov 14 '18 at 0:24
Rich PaulooRich Pauloo
2,153930
asked Nov 14 '18 at 0:24
Rich PaulooRich Pauloo
2,153930
edited Nov 14 '18 at 17:44
Rich Pauloo
asked Nov 14 '18 at 0:24
Rich PaulooRich Pauloo
2,153930
asked Nov 14 '18 at 0:24
Rich PaulooRich Pauloo
2,153930
asked Nov 14 '18 at 0:24
Rich PaulooRich Pauloo
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Is the shiny server running as its own user? I believe you can alter the.libPaths()inglobal.Rprobably - however this still seems a bit hacky. Refer to: stackoverflow.com/questions/15170399/… Also maybe kb.iu.edu/d/avks?
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 0:53
@zacdav, thanks for taking a look. I've updated my question to reflect this. The problem is that when I update my.libPaths()inglobal.Rto only include the ones I want, Shiny Server has already loadedshiny, and attached the old version ofR6. I'm not sure what you mean by "running as its own user".
– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 1:16
1
The shiny server will be running on a server as a specific user, I believe that this dictates permissions and where it looks for packages by default. So one solution would be to have shiny server running for each user and each user can then maintain the packages as they wish - bit of a nightmare for someone managing it though. Additionally,Global.Ris run before the server has initialised (at least I thought it was), so if the first line was updating.libPathsi'm surprised it didn't work.
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 2:20
@zacdav, yeah I also thought.libPaths(.libPaths()[1])at the start of theglobal.Rfile would also work, but the error I get still indicates that shiny is loaded from.libPaths()[2](I can tell because the version number). Maybe some.RprofileorRprofile.sitefile is running first and kick-starting this chain? I've updated the list of things I've tried.
– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 17:30
Does the user that the shiny server is running as have read/write access to those paths?
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 23:08
|
show 2 more comments
1
Is the shiny server running as its own user? I believe you can alter the.libPaths()inglobal.Rprobably - however this still seems a bit hacky. Refer to: stackoverflow.com/questions/15170399/… Also maybe kb.iu.edu/d/avks?
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 0:53
@zacdav, thanks for taking a look. I've updated my question to reflect this. The problem is that when I update my.libPaths()inglobal.Rto only include the ones I want, Shiny Server has already loadedshiny, and attached the old version ofR6. I'm not sure what you mean by "running as its own user".
– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 1:16
1
The shiny server will be running on a server as a specific user, I believe that this dictates permissions and where it looks for packages by default. So one solution would be to have shiny server running for each user and each user can then maintain the packages as they wish - bit of a nightmare for someone managing it though. Additionally,Global.Ris run before the server has initialised (at least I thought it was), so if the first line was updating.libPathsi'm surprised it didn't work.
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 2:20
@zacdav, yeah I also thought.libPaths(.libPaths()[1])at the start of theglobal.Rfile would also work, but the error I get still indicates that shiny is loaded from.libPaths()[2](I can tell because the version number). Maybe some.RprofileorRprofile.sitefile is running first and kick-starting this chain? I've updated the list of things I've tried.
– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 17:30
Does the user that the shiny server is running as have read/write access to those paths?
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 23:08
1
1
Is the shiny server running as its own user? I believe you can alter the
.libPaths() in global.R probably - however this still seems a bit hacky. Refer to: stackoverflow.com/questions/15170399/… Also maybe kb.iu.edu/d/avks?– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 0:53
Is the shiny server running as its own user? I believe you can alter the
.libPaths() in global.R probably - however this still seems a bit hacky. Refer to: stackoverflow.com/questions/15170399/… Also maybe kb.iu.edu/d/avks?– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 0:53
@zacdav, thanks for taking a look. I've updated my question to reflect this. The problem is that when I update my
.libPaths() in global.R to only include the ones I want, Shiny Server has already loaded shiny, and attached the old version of R6. I'm not sure what you mean by "running as its own user".– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 1:16
@zacdav, thanks for taking a look. I've updated my question to reflect this. The problem is that when I update my
.libPaths() in global.R to only include the ones I want, Shiny Server has already loaded shiny, and attached the old version of R6. I'm not sure what you mean by "running as its own user".– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 1:16
1
1
The shiny server will be running on a server as a specific user, I believe that this dictates permissions and where it looks for packages by default. So one solution would be to have shiny server running for each user and each user can then maintain the packages as they wish - bit of a nightmare for someone managing it though. Additionally,
Global.R is run before the server has initialised (at least I thought it was), so if the first line was updating .libPaths i'm surprised it didn't work.– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 2:20
The shiny server will be running on a server as a specific user, I believe that this dictates permissions and where it looks for packages by default. So one solution would be to have shiny server running for each user and each user can then maintain the packages as they wish - bit of a nightmare for someone managing it though. Additionally,
Global.R is run before the server has initialised (at least I thought it was), so if the first line was updating .libPaths i'm surprised it didn't work.– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 2:20
@zacdav, yeah I also thought
.libPaths(.libPaths()[1]) at the start of the global.R file would also work, but the error I get still indicates that shiny is loaded from .libPaths()[2] (I can tell because the version number). Maybe some .Rprofile or Rprofile.site file is running first and kick-starting this chain? I've updated the list of things I've tried.– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 17:30
@zacdav, yeah I also thought
.libPaths(.libPaths()[1]) at the start of the global.R file would also work, but the error I get still indicates that shiny is loaded from .libPaths()[2] (I can tell because the version number). Maybe some .Rprofile or Rprofile.site file is running first and kick-starting this chain? I've updated the list of things I've tried.– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 17:30
Does the user that the shiny server is running as have read/write access to those paths?
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 23:08
Does the user that the shiny server is running as have read/write access to those paths?
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 23:08
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Is the shiny server running as its own user? I believe you can alter the
.libPaths()inglobal.Rprobably - however this still seems a bit hacky. Refer to: stackoverflow.com/questions/15170399/… Also maybe kb.iu.edu/d/avks?– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 0:53
@zacdav, thanks for taking a look. I've updated my question to reflect this. The problem is that when I update my
.libPaths()inglobal.Rto only include the ones I want, Shiny Server has already loadedshiny, and attached the old version ofR6. I'm not sure what you mean by "running as its own user".– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 1:16
1
The shiny server will be running on a server as a specific user, I believe that this dictates permissions and where it looks for packages by default. So one solution would be to have shiny server running for each user and each user can then maintain the packages as they wish - bit of a nightmare for someone managing it though. Additionally,
Global.Ris run before the server has initialised (at least I thought it was), so if the first line was updating.libPathsi'm surprised it didn't work.– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 2:20
@zacdav, yeah I also thought
.libPaths(.libPaths()[1])at the start of theglobal.Rfile would also work, but the error I get still indicates that shiny is loaded from.libPaths()[2](I can tell because the version number). Maybe some.RprofileorRprofile.sitefile is running first and kick-starting this chain? I've updated the list of things I've tried.– Rich Pauloo
Nov 14 '18 at 17:30
Does the user that the shiny server is running as have read/write access to those paths?
– zacdav
Nov 14 '18 at 23:08