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

John Papa points to the history and reasoning behind this issue and gives a solid fix:

John Papa's steps are to:

1. Use brew to install node without npm
2. Update your .bash_profile/.bashrc to let npm and node know where to install and find packages
3. Use brew to update node and npm to update itself

Hope this helps the curious!