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Stephen Benner
Stephen Benner
4,551 Points
Posted by Stephen Benner
Stephen Benner
4,551 Points

Getting Error "Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules"

npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules npm ERR! code EACCES npm ERR! errno -13 npm ERR! syscall access npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules' npm ERR! { Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules' npm ERR! stack: 'Error: EACCES: permission denied, access \'/usr/local/lib/node_modules\'', npm ERR! errno: -13, npm ERR! code: 'EACCES', npm ERR! syscall: 'access', npm ERR! path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules' }

1 Answer

Mira Hummingbird
Mira Hummingbird
15,937 Points
Mira Hummingbird
Mira Hummingbird
15,937 Points

I'm probably too late with this answer, encountered the same issue myself, and decided to share here in case someone else runs into it in the future.

So, if you are having issues installing npm packages globally - you might have installed some packages using sudo, so first fix permissions by running following command:

sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local Note: do not replace the $USER with your username use the command as is.

Now, try to install the package you wanted globally.

Joshua Serrano-Patron
Joshua Serrano-Patron
1,837 Points

Thank you Mira Hummingbird for the help it worked!!!!!!!!!!!