From the archive: this article was published in February 2017 and is kept for reference. Tools, versions and figures may have changed since.
This indicates that you do not have permission to write to the directories that npm uses to store global packages and commands.
How bad is it?
npm ERR! Linux 3.19.0-49-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "hapi"
npm ERR! node v7.5.0
npm ERR! npm v4.1.2
npm ERR! path /usr/lib/node_modules
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall access
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR! { Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR! errno: -13,
npm ERR! code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! syscall: 'access',
npm ERR! path: '/usr/lib/node_modules' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /home/light/npm-debug.log
You can fix this problem using one of three options:
- Change the permission to npm’s default directory.
- Change npm’s default directory to another directory.
- Install node with a package manager that takes care of this for you.
How to Fix?
Please check this gist
- Run
cd ~ - Run
wget http://pastebin.com/raw/1ccE6EgF -O fix_npm.sh - Run
chmod +x fix_npm.sh - Run
./fix_npm.sh
This article originally appeared on lightrains.com
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