[GH-ISSUE #146] Non-Ubuntu install instructions? #118

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opened 2026-02-26 05:31:22 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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2026-02-26 05:31:22 +03:00

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Originally created by @blobhouse on GitHub (Jan 21, 2015).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NarrativeScience-old/log.io/issues/146

Hello,

I'm trying to install log.io on centos, and I've found that your install instructions seem to be ubuntu-specific. In particular, this line:

npm install -g log.io --user "ubuntu"

fails with the equivalent of a "no such user" error.

I would work around this myself, but I've also found that I cannot find any documentation for this --user flag. Is it specific to log.io? I'm just not sure if it means "install as this user," or "run as this user," or both, some other less obvious thing. I'll keep playing with it, but I wanted to mention that this is a bit of an impediment. FYI, and thanks.

Originally created by @blobhouse on GitHub (Jan 21, 2015). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NarrativeScience-old/log.io/issues/146 Hello, I'm trying to install log.io on centos, and I've found that your install instructions seem to be ubuntu-specific. In particular, this line: `npm install -g log.io --user "ubuntu"` fails with the equivalent of a "no such user" error. I would work around this myself, but I've also found that I cannot find any documentation for this --user flag. Is it specific to log.io? I'm just not sure if it means "install as this user," or "run as this user," or both, some other less obvious thing. I'll keep playing with it, but I wanted to mention that this is a bit of an impediment. FYI, and thanks.

kerem closed this issue

2026-02-26 05:31:23 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-02-26 05:31:23 +03:00

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@hanneshal commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2015):

I'm running log.io on centos, based upon this instructions:
http://www.tecmint.com/linux-server-log-monitoring-with-log-io/

Another working article:
https://github.com/Ennexa/logio-initscript

The --user param gets passed to the install script, log.io tries to run as this user. npm install -g will install this script in the global (systemwide) context for every user.

regards

@hanneshal commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2015): I'm running log.io on centos, based upon this instructions: http://www.tecmint.com/linux-server-log-monitoring-with-log-io/ Another working article: https://github.com/Ennexa/logio-initscript The --user param gets passed to the install script, log.io tries to run as this user. npm install -g will install this script in the global (systemwide) context for every user. regards

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@msmathers commented on GitHub (Jan 12, 2020):

v0.4.3 uses the more idiomatic npm bin script to invoke processes, and no longer requires root/sudo, so installation should be a lot more straightforward. See the latest README for installation instructions.

@msmathers commented on GitHub (Jan 12, 2020): v0.4.3 uses the more idiomatic npm `bin` script to invoke processes, and no longer requires root/sudo, so installation should be a lot more straightforward. See the latest README for installation instructions.