NPM permission error while installing

Question

i am trying to install yeoman on my server but for some reason do i keep getting a permission denied error.

$npm install -g yo
/root/.node/bin/yo -> /root         


        

Answer 1

I think Shantaru is right, you need to do it with sudo.

Try this

sudo npm uninstall -g yo
sudo npm cache clean
sudo npm install -g yo

I have a similar problem weeks ago and that works.

Edit: If that didn't work, do this before:

npm config set unsafe-perm true