npm throws error without sudo

Question

I just installed node and npm through the package on nodejs.org and whenever I try to search or install something with npm it throws the following error, unless I sudo the c

Answer 1

This is how I solved the issue on Windows 8.1:

• Go to your nodejs install (usually C:\Program Files\nodejs)
• Right click node_modules folder and go to properties
• Click the Security tab and advanced
• At the top you will see "Owner: SYSTEM", click change
• Enter the user you want permissions for and click Ok
• Check the box at the bottom of the advanced settings "Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permission entries from this object" and click ok
• Do whatever npm install/update you need