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calibre24
calibre24

Reputation: 369

npm throws EACCES error on installation of Angular CLI

I am unable to install Angular Cli globally through npm. I keep getting this error when I run npm install -g @angular/cli on macOS:

npm ERR! node v6.9.2
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.9
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!     at Error (native)
npm ERR!  { Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR!     at Error (native)
npm ERR!   errno: -13,
npm ERR!   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR!   syscall: 'access',
npm ERR!   path: '/usr/local/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!     /Users/apple/npm-debug.log

Upvotes: 26

Views: 74790

Answers (12)

vikas thakur
vikas thakur

Reputation: 150

**

Don't worry!!

** Just use command form Root user like Ex -

  1. developer@developer:~$ sudo su
  2. root@developer:/# npm install -g @angular/cli@11

And All Set

Upvotes: -1

Shoaib Mulla
Shoaib Mulla

Reputation: 1

EACCES: permission denied, symlink '../lib/nod code example Example 1: Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'

sudo npm install -g nodemon //easiest fix

Example 2: npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, symlink '../lib/node_modules/@angular/cli/bin/ng' -> '/usr/bin/ng' sudo npm install -g @angular/cli sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/lib/node_modules

Upvotes: -1

leo valeriano
leo valeriano

Reputation: 1107

  1. create a directory for global installations:

    mkdir ~/.npm-global

  2. Configure npm to use the new directory path:

    npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'

  3. create a ~/.profile file

  4. add this line to your new ~/.profile file:

    export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH

  5. update your system variables:

    source ~/.profile

Reference: Resolving EACCES permissions errors when installing packages globally

Upvotes: 7

FRXGFA
FRXGFA

Reputation: 29

Use:

sudo npm install -g @angular/cli

Then it will work, mine was also not working, but it worked with sudo.

Upvotes: 0

Robin Daugherty
Robin Daugherty

Reputation: 7524

When you use npm install -g on any platform and you get EACCES, you are writing to a directory for which you do not have write permission.

Some may recommend using sudo, but this will lead to more problems in the future. The npm documentation provides options to fix this.

I highly recommend using a node version manager like nodenv as the solution.

Upvotes: 39

Jesse de Wit
Jesse de Wit

Reputation: 4177

I had this problem on Linux, where the repository was on a partition that was mounted with option noexec. Remounting the partition with exec solved it for me.

I had installed node through nvm, which is the recommended way to avoid permission issues. But if nvm can't execute in your folder, it won't work in some cases.

Upvotes: 1

Igotquestions
Igotquestions

Reputation: 11

This was a great link for me.

https://flaviocopes.com/npm-fix-missing-write-access-error/

once I did this command

sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/lib/node_modules

in my terminal, the angular CLI install worked perfectly!

Upvotes: 1

AyushKatiyar
AyushKatiyar

Reputation: 1030

Try using this: On the command line, in your home directory, create a directory for global installations:

mkdir ~/.npm-global

Configure npm to use the new directory path:

npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'

In your preferred text editor, open or create a ~/.profile file and add this line:

export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH

On the command line, update your system variables:

source ~/.profile

Test installing package globally without using sudo. Now run npm install -g @angular/cli it should work.

Upvotes: 24

raikumardipak
raikumardipak

Reputation: 1595

The answer by Ayush is what I tried at first. Yet the problem persisted. Maybe I didn't do all the steps correctly , I am not sure. So again I looked up Google and found this link https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/issues/7735#issuecomment-345546822. There are two ways to go about solving it. Luckily the first way worked for me. The step that might have made a difference may be compared to what Ayush mentioned above in the answers:

$ echo -e "export PATH=$(npm prefix -g)/bin:$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc 
$ source ~/.bashrc

I am using Ubuntu though! Anyways it is solved now. :)

Upvotes: 0

Mateus Galasso
Mateus Galasso

Reputation: 348

WARNING: Check that $(npm config get prefix) does not point to /usr by typing echo $(npm config get prefix)

I solved like that

sudo chown -R $(whoami) $(npm config get prefix)/{lib/node_modules,bin,share}

Worked for me

Upvotes: 6

kemparaj565
kemparaj565

Reputation: 385

I fixed the issue by running

sudo npm install -g @angular/cli

After prompting for password enter it.

Then you will be able to install.

Upvotes: 3

frederic abdou
frederic abdou

Reputation: 55

Hello Please Follow my guide to install angular 4 from the cli without any permission issues:

Install the angular-cli globally

sudo npm install -g @angular/cli

Create a new project

ng new my-app --skip-install

Serve the application

sudo chown <username> -R my-app
cd my-app
mkdir node_modules
chmod a+w node_modules
npm install
ng serve --open

Upvotes: -1

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