npm install gives unauthorized name or password is incorrect error

Question

When I try to install tap using

npm install tap

I get the following error:

npm ERR! Error: unauthorized Name or password is inc         


        

Answer 1

You might have _auth entry configured in the .npmrc config file ($HOME/.npmrc). Just delete the entry if you are using the public registry as it's not needed. If you're using a private npm registry you should check with your admin that that's the correct auth key for you to access the registry.

I would not recommend just deleting the whole file (.npmrc) as the file might contain important configurations for your npm to work correctly. i.e.: proxy config.