Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/lib/node_modules'
I am trying install typescript with command npm install -g typescript, and it returns this error:
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! { Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
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! Linux 4.4.0-93-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "typescript"
npm ERR! node v6.11.2
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! path npm-debug.log.1024969454
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, open 'npm-debug.log.1024969454'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! { Error: EACCES: permission denied, open 'npm-debug.log.1024969454'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! errno: -13,
npm ERR! code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! syscall: 'open',
npm ERR! path: 'npm-debug.log.1024969454' }
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! /npm-debug.log
jramirez@jramirez:/$ ^C
jramirez@jramirez:/$ npm install typescript
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /
/
└── [email protected]
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/package.json'
npm WARN !invalid#1 No description
npm WARN !invalid#1 No repository field.
npm WARN !invalid#1 No README data
npm WARN !invalid#1 No license field.
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-93-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "typescript"
npm ERR! node v6.11.2
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! path /
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall access
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! { Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/'
npm ERR! at Error (native) errno: -13, code: 'EACCES', syscall: 'access', path: '/' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-93-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "typescript"
npm ERR! node v6.11.2
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! path npm-debug.log.2387664261
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, open 'npm-debug.log.2387664261'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! { Error: EACCES: permission denied, open 'npm-debug.log.2387664261'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! errno: -13,
npm ERR! code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! syscall: 'open',
npm ERR! path: 'npm-debug.log.2387664261' }
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! /npm-debug.log
Additionally, I run npm install typescript (without -g), but it doesn't work. Does there exist any other way to install typescript?
My OS is Linux Ubuntu 16.04.
I seldom use node and don't know like to fix this issue.
My question is: exactly which directories need that permission?
Solution 1:
It's not recommended to use sudo with npm install, follow the steps from npmjs official docs instead :)
Make a directory for global installations:
mkdir ~/.npm-global
Configure npm to use the new directory path:
npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'
Open or create a ~/.profile file and add this line:
export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH
Back on the command line, update your system variables:
source ~/.profile
Test: Download a package globally without using sudo.
npm install -g typescript
Source: https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions
Solution 2:
When installing global packages in ubuntu, you need special write permissions as you are writing to the usr/bin folder. It is for security reasons.
So, everytime you install a global package, use:
sudo npm install -g [package-name]
for your specific case:
sudo npm install -g typescript
When you try it without -g all that you are doing is installing the package locally in whatever folder you are in:
so: npm install typescript will create a node_modules folder in the folder you are in.
Solution 3:
I have same issue with webpack server installation on globally, Use steps Solved my issue, my be work for you.
Steps mention above There: Back-up your computer before you start.
Make a directory for global installations:
1. mkdir ~/.npm-global
Configure npm to use the new directory path:
2. npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'
Open or create a ~/.profile file and add this line:
3. export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH
Back on the command line, update your system variables:
4. source ~/.profile
Test: Download a package globally without using sudo.
npm install -g jshint
Instead of steps 2-4, you can use the corresponding ENV variable (e.g. if you don't want to modify ~/.profile):
NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX=~/.npm-global
Solution 4:
Not very sure if this could be the right solution to this problem, but I hope this could help others with similar situation that already tried the following:
- Applied the recommendation on the npm website
- Checked for the right permissions for the
node_modulesfolder and found nothing wrong - Used
sudo npm install <package>(solution which I do not recommend anyway) with or without-gand had no expected result
The solution to this problem pointed out when I noticed that while I was trying to install the axios package with npm, the directory containing the entire project was opened in Visual Studio Code. So I closed it and retried installation again.
Surprise, the installation worked like a charm.
For trying to replicate same problem I was using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on WSL (maybe this has something to do with Windows permissions)
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