EACCES: permission denied, open '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js'

Question

Hello sir i am new to docker, i am using ubuntu budgie(linux) 20.04 my docker version is Docker version 18.09.9, build 1752eb3 i have install docker using snap pac

Answer 1

Please try to use yarn instead of node.

FROM node:10 
USER root 
WORKDIR /home/node/app 
COPY package.json . 
RUN yarn install 

Answer 2

I had the same problem and i tried several solution but the only one how did work is to change docker version

docker-ce|5:18.09.0~3-0~ubuntu-bionic|https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu bionic/stable amd64 Packages
docker-ce|18.06.3~ce~3-0~ubuntu|https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu bionic/stable amd64 Packages
docker-ce|18.06.2~ce~3-0~ubuntu|https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu bionic/stable amd64 Packages

i was using 5:19.03.9~3-0~ubuntu-bionicand i switched to 18.06.3~ce~3-0~ubuntu

I kept the same Dockerfile config :

FROM node:10 
USER root 
WORKDIR /home/node/app 
COPY package.json . 
RUN npm install 

# Bundle app source COPY . /app

EXPOSE 8080  CMD [ "node", "server.js" ]

it returns :

Step 5/8 : RUN npm install
---> Running in 5b6cd0a9a7cd
npm WARN deprecated chokidar@2.1.8: Chokidar 2 will break on node v14+. Upgrade to chokidar 3 with 15x less dependencies.
npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.2: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm WARN deprecated fsevents@1.2.13: fsevents 1 will break on node v14+ and could be using insecure binaries. Upgrade to fsevents 2.
npm WARN deprecated urix@0.1.0: Please see https://github.com/lydell/urix#deprecated
npm WARN deprecated resolve-url@0.2.1: https://github.com/lydell/resolve-url#deprecated

> nodemon@1.19.4 postinstall /home/node/app/node_modules/nodemon
> node bin/postinstall || exit 0

Love nodemon? You can now support the project via the open collective:
> https://opencollective.com/nodemon/donate

npm notice created a lockfile as package-lock.json. You should commit this file.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@^1.2.7 (node_modules/chokidar/node_modules/fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.2.13: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"})
npm WARN quiz-service@1.0.0 No description
npm WARN quiz-service@1.0.0 No repository field.

added 322 packages from 227 contributors and audited 323 packages in 21.573s

1 package is looking for funding
run `npm fund` for details

found 0 vulnerabilities

Removing intermediate container 5b6cd0a9a7cd
---> cc344027e126
Step 6/8 : COPY . /app
---> 10841d9cf0bf
Step 7/8 : EXPOSE 8080

you can check this link for more detail on reinstalling docker

Answer 3

This error originates from the fact, that your current user does not have enough permission to access the npm cli file.

Did you try the minimal Dockerfile:

FROM node:lts

WORKDIR /home/node
COPY . .
RUN npm install

CMD ['npm', 'start']

Does it work for you? If so, the problem in your Dockerfile, I assume in user node or you have some other script we don't see in OP.