Fix npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access

What is the Issue with Nodemon or Permissions ?

I was trying to install nodemon using -g for global flag and I got the below error.

development % npm install -g nodemon
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! syscall access
npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR!  [Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'] {
npm ERR!   stack: "Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'",
npm ERR!   errno: -13,
npm ERR!   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR!   syscall: 'access',
npm ERR!   path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It is likely you do not have the permissions to access this file as the current user
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.

Solution To Fix

The simple solution that worked for me is to use sudo in front of the command. Blow is the command.

sudo npm install -g nodemon

You will need to enter password after this. This usually occurs, if you are using work computer and have administrator access restrictions setup.

Below is the confirmation we get.

/usr/local/bin/nodemon -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/nodemon/bin/nodemon.js

> nodemon@2.0.2 postinstall /usr/local/lib/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

+ nodemon@2.0.2
added 106 packages from 53 contributors in 7.503s

1 Comment

  1. am seeing #400 uses has been banned a nd I can’t participate in any group even private chart for that I was unimpressed I decided to logout but for me to login again I lost my code please I need help.

    Reply

Leave a Comment