@@ -122,9 +122,13 @@ sudo apt-get install -y -q `cat $FILES/apts/* | cut -d\# -f1 | grep -Ev "mysql-s

 # install python requirements

 sudo PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=/var/cache/pip pip install `cat $FILES/pips/*`

-# git clone only if directory doesn't exist already

+# git clone only if directory doesn't exist already.  Since ``DEST`` might not

+# be owned by the installation user, we create the directory and change the

+# ownership to the proper user.

 function git_clone {

     if [ ! -d $2 ]; then

+        sudo mkdir $2

+        sudo chown `whoami` $2

         git clone $1 $2

     fi

 }