Npm Please try using this command again as root/administrator

Question

I\'ve been desperately trying to install modules using node.js but it always fails getting packages with npm.

I logged in as Administrator and used powershell/cmd wi

Answer 1

Here is how I fixed this on my Windows (7) Dev. environment. I assume the following...

• You are Running Command Prompt, Git Bash, Cmder or your favorite Terminal, as an Administrator by right clicking
• Privileges Permissions have been granted for Read/Write (i.e chmod -777)

Okay, let's get to it:

1. Update any packages where a version check is returning a warning ("npm WARN"..) for example...

   npm update -g npm

   npm update -g graceful-fs

2. Next we want to force a cache clean. This is flagged by an '--f' or '-f'..

   npm cache clean --f

3. In Widows Explorer search for the following path

%APPDATA%\npm-cache

And Delete it's contents

4. Start a fresh instance of your Terminal, remembering to 'Right-Click' and 'Run as Administrator', install the packages again.

Hope this helps someone!!