Error: EACCES: permission denied

Question

I run npm install lodash but it throws Error: EACCES: permission denied error. I know it is permission issue but as far as I know, sudo permission

Answer 1

I tried most of these suggestions but none of them worked. Then I ran npm clean-install and it solved my issues.

Answer 2

I have same issue with webpack server installation on globally, Use steps from this Url 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

Answer 3

I solved this issue by changing the permission of my npm directory. I went to the npm global directory for me it was at

/home/<user-name>

I went to this directory by entering this command

cd /home/<user-name>

and then changed the permission of .npm folder by entering this command.

sudo chmod -R 777 ".npm"

It worked like a charm to me. But there is a security flaw with this i.e your global packages directory is accessible to all the levels.

Answer 4

Try to give all permission to your project folder with below command

sudo chmod -R 777 /yourProjectDirectoryName

run with

sudo npm install lodash

Answer 5

Creating package.json using npm init solved my issue.