[GH-ISSUE #117] install failed with permission error #96

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opened 2026-02-26 05:31:19 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-26 05:31:19 +03:00

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Originally created by @YoleYu on GitHub (May 6, 2014).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NarrativeScience-old/log.io/issues/117

I am using Debian.

I am using the root user : npm install -g log.io

contextify@0.1.7 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/jquery/node_modules/contextify
node-gyp rebuild

ws@0.4.31 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/socket.io-client/node_modules/ws
(node-gyp rebuild 2> builderror.log) || (exit 0)

make: Entering directory /usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/socket.io-client/node_modules/ws/build' CXX(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil/src/bufferutil.o SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil.node SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil.node: Finished COPY Release/bufferutil.node CXX(target) Release/obj.target/validation/src/validation.o SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/validation.node SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/validation.node: Finished COPY Release/validation.node make: Leaving directory/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/socket.io-client/node_modules/ws/build'
/usr/local/bin/log.io-server -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/bin/log.io-server
/usr/local/bin/log.io-harvester -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/bin/log.io-harvester

log.io@0.3.3 postinstall /usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io
cake ensure:configuration

Creating ~/.log.io/ for configuration files.
If this fails, run npm using a specific user: npm install -g log.io --user 'ubuntu'

fs.js:642
return binding.mkdir(pathModule._makeLong(path),
^
Error: EACCES, permission denied '/root/.log.io/'
at Object.fs.mkdirSync (fs.js:642:18)
at Object.copyFile as action
at helpers.extend.invoke (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/cake.js:44:26)
at Object.exports.run (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/cake.js:69:21)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/coffee-script/bin/cake:7:38)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:497:10)
npm ERR! log.io@0.3.3 postinstall: cake ensure:configuration
npm ERR! Exit status 8
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the log.io@0.3.3 postinstall script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the log.io package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! cake ensure:configuration
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls log.io
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! System Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae
npm ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "log.io"
npm ERR! cwd /root
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.26
npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.3
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /root/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

I also tried to run
mkdir /root/.log.io && chmod 777 /root/.log.io && npm install -g log.io

Got the same error.

Originally created by @YoleYu on GitHub (May 6, 2014). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NarrativeScience-old/log.io/issues/117 I am using Debian. I am using the root user : npm install -g log.io Then got the following result: root@yole-kvm:~# npm install -g log.io npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/log.io npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/log.io npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-browserify npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-client npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/express npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/winston npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/coffee-script npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/backbone npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-client npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/express npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/winston npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-browserify npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/coffee-script npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/backbone npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-crc32/0.1.1 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/fresh/0.1.0 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/0.0.5 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/methods/0.0.1 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/send/0.1.0 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie-signature/0.0.1 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/debug npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/connect/2.7.2 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/0.6.1 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/range-parser/0.0.4 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/0.3.3 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/methods/0.0.1 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-crc32/0.1.1 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/fresh/0.1.0 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/0.0.5 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/send/0.1.0 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie-signature/0.0.1 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/0.6.1 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/range-parser/0.0.4 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/connect/2.7.2 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/redis/0.7.3 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/policyfile/0.0.4 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/base64id/0.1.0 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/debug npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/0.3.3 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/async npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/colors npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/eyes npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cycle npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/pkginfo npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/stack-trace npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/request npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/redis/0.7.3 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/policyfile/0.0.4 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/base64id/0.1.0 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/eyes npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/pkginfo npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cycle npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/stack-trace npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/colors npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/request npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/async npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/1.2.6 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/1.2.6 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/htmlparser/1.7.6 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/jsdom npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlhttprequest npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/location/0.0.1 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/navigator npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/contextify npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/jsdom npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/location/0.0.1 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/contextify npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/htmlparser/1.7.6 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlhttprequest npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/navigator npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bindings npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/nan npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/nan npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/bindings > contextify@0.1.7 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/jquery/node_modules/contextify > node-gyp rebuild gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir "/root/.node-gyp/0.10.26" gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/jquery/node_modules/contextify/.node-gyp" gyp http GET http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.26/node-v0.10.26.tar.gz gyp http 200 http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.26/node-v0.10.26.tar.gz make: Entering directory `/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/jquery/node_modules/contextify/build' CXX(target) Release/obj.target/contextify/src/contextify.o SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/contextify.node SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/contextify.node: Finished COPY Release/contextify.node make: Leaving directory`/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/jquery/node_modules/contextify/build' npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cssom npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cssstyle npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cssom npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cssstyle npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/pause/0.0.1 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/0.1.0 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/0.5.1 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/formidable/1.0.11 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/pause/0.0.1 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/formidable/1.0.11 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/qs npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/json-stringify-safe npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/forever-agent npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/node-uuid npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/0.1.0 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mime npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/tough-cookie npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/tunnel-agent npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/http-signature npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/oauth-sign npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/hawk npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-sign2 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/0.5.1 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/node-uuid npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/mime npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/tough-cookie npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/tunnel-agent npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/http-signature npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/oauth-sign npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/qs npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/forever-agent npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/json-stringify-safe npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/hawk npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-sign2 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/combined-stream npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/ctype/0.5.2 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/assert-plus/0.1.2 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/asn1/0.1.11 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/combined-stream npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/ctype/0.5.2 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/assert-plus/0.1.2 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/asn1/0.1.11 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/delayed-stream/0.0.5 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/hoek npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/boom npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/sntp npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cryptiles npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/delayed-stream/0.0.5 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cryptiles npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/boom npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/hoek npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/sntp npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/1.2.5 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/ws npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlhttprequest/1.4.2 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/active-x-obfuscator/0.0.1 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlhttprequest/1.4.2 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/active-x-obfuscator/0.0.1 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/1.2.5 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/ws npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/zeparser/0.0.5 npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/zeparser/0.0.5 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/tinycolor npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/commander npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/options npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/tinycolor npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/commander npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/options > ws@0.4.31 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/socket.io-client/node_modules/ws > (node-gyp rebuild 2> builderror.log) || (exit 0) make: Entering directory `/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/socket.io-client/node_modules/ws/build' CXX(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil/src/bufferutil.o SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil.node SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil.node: Finished COPY Release/bufferutil.node CXX(target) Release/obj.target/validation/src/validation.o SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/validation.node SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/validation.node: Finished COPY Release/validation.node make: Leaving directory`/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/socket.io-client/node_modules/ws/build' /usr/local/bin/log.io-server -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/bin/log.io-server /usr/local/bin/log.io-harvester -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/bin/log.io-harvester > log.io@0.3.3 postinstall /usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io > cake ensure:configuration Creating ~/.log.io/ for configuration files. If this fails, run npm using a specific user: npm install -g log.io --user 'ubuntu' fs.js:642 return binding.mkdir(pathModule._makeLong(path), ^ Error: EACCES, permission denied '/root/.log.io/' at Object.fs.mkdirSync (fs.js:642:18) at Object.copyFile [as action](/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/Cakefile:75:10) at helpers.extend.invoke (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/cake.js:44:26) at Object.exports.run (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/cake.js:69:21) at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/log.io/node_modules/coffee-script/bin/cake:7:38) at Module._compile (module.js:456:26) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10) at Module.load (module.js:356:32) at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12) at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:497:10) npm ERR! log.io@0.3.3 postinstall: `cake ensure:configuration` npm ERR! Exit status 8 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the log.io@0.3.3 postinstall script. npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the log.io package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! cake ensure:configuration npm ERR! You can get their info via: npm ERR! npm owner ls log.io npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above. npm ERR! System Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae npm ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "log.io" npm ERR! cwd /root npm ERR! node -v v0.10.26 npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.3 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in: npm ERR! /root/npm-debug.log npm ERR! not ok code 0 I also tried to run mkdir /root/.log.io && chmod 777 /root/.log.io && npm install -g log.io Got the same error.

kerem closed this issue

2026-02-26 05:31:19 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-02-26 05:31:19 +03:00

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@blaztoff commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2014):

I managed to get it installed by first running it as root without -g
npm install log.io

This installed it in root/node_modules/
(Not sure if this was needed but this worked)

I then copied the log.io directory into the root home dir.
cp -R ~/node_modules/log.io ~/.log.io

Then ran the build as root.
npm install -g log.io --user root

This enabled me to install log.io on Redhat 6.4

@blaztoff commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2014): I managed to get it installed by first running it as root without -g npm install log.io This installed it in root/node_modules/ (Not sure if this was needed but this worked) I then copied the log.io directory into the root home dir. cp -R ~/node_modules/log.io ~/.log.io Then ran the build as root. npm install -g log.io --user root This enabled me to install log.io on Redhat 6.4

kerem commented

2026-02-26 05:31:19 +03:00

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@needforspeed commented on GitHub (Jul 16, 2014):

try add the directory and touch related files, and then re-install the package

# make /root/.log.io
# touch /root/.log.io/harvester.conf
# touch /root/.log.io/log_server.conf
# touch /root/.log.io/web_server.conf

@needforspeed commented on GitHub (Jul 16, 2014): try add the directory and touch related files, and then re-install the package ``` # make /root/.log.io # touch /root/.log.io/harvester.conf # touch /root/.log.io/log_server.conf # touch /root/.log.io/web_server.conf ```

kerem commented

2026-02-26 05:31:19 +03:00

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@msmathers commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2014):

If you're attempting to do a global install, it's best to install as root instead of a custom user. It can also be installed and run entirely in your user space:

cd ~
npm install log.io
./node_modules/log.io/bin/log.io-server

@msmathers commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2014): If you're attempting to do a global install, it's best to install as root instead of a custom user. It can also be installed and run entirely in your user space: ``` cd ~ npm install log.io ./node_modules/log.io/bin/log.io-server ```