Title: npm install error
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# npm install error

 *  Resolved [jimmybupt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimmybupt/)
 * (@jimmybupt)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/npm-install-error/)
 * We have also posted it on github. We tried varies version of ‘node.js’, it did
   not help.
 * npm ERR! Linux 3.13.0-65-generic
    npm ERR! argv “node” “/usr/bin/npm” “install”
   npm ERR! node v0.10.37 npm ERR! npm v3.3.5 npm ERR! path /vagrant/www/wordpress-
   trunk/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-pos/node_modules/.staging/bootstrap-sass-
   9fd19c0026d25b9eb06b0aa3aa474944/test/dummy_rails/tmp/cache/asset s/test/sass/
   72c47926a882f72ea8efc899f3ee059aee227041/_responsive-visibility.scssc npm ERR!
   code EPERM npm ERR! errno 50
 * npm ERR! Error: EPERM, open ‘/vagrant/www/wordpress-trunk/wp-content/plugins/
   woocommerce-pos/node_modules/.staging/bootstrap-sass-9fd19c0026d25b9eb06b0aa3aa474944/
   test/dummy_rails/
    tmp/cache/assets/test/sass/72c47926a882f72ea8efc899f3ee059aee227041/
   _responsive-visibility.scssc’ npm ERR! { [Error: EPERM, open ‘/vagrant/www/wordpress-
   trunk/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-pos/node_modules/.staging/bootstrap-sass-
   9fd19c0026d25b9eb06b0aa3aa474944/test/dummy_ra ils/tmp/cache/assets/test/sass/
   72c47926a882f72ea8efc899f3ee059aee227041/_responsive-visibility.scssc’] npm ERR!
   errno: 50, npm ERR! code: ‘EPERM’, npm ERR! path: ‘/vagrant/www/wordpress-trunk/
   wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-pos/node_modules/.staging/bootstrap-sass-9fd19c0026d25b9eb06b0aa3aa474944/
   test/dummy_rails/tmp/cache/a ssets/test/sass/72c47926a882f72ea8efc899f3ee059aee227041/
   _responsive-visibility.scssc’, npm ERR! parent: ‘woocommerce-pos’ } npm ERR! 
   npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator. npm ERR!
   Linux 3.13.0-65-generic npm ERR! argv “node” “/usr/bin/npm” “install” npm ERR!
   node v0.10.37 npm ERR! npm v3.3.5 npm ERR! path npm-debug.log.1a4c74c803b26b3434dc0b23ae3ab3ac
   npm ERR! code ETXTBSY npm ERR! errno 62
 * npm ERR! ETXTBSY, rename ‘npm-debug.log.1a4c74c803b26b3434dc0b23ae3ab3ac’
    npm
   ERR! npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: npm ERR! <[https://github.com/npm/npm/issues&gt](https://github.com/npm/npm/issues&gt);
 * npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
    npm ERR!/
   vagrant/www/wordpress-trunk/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-pos/npm-debug.log
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-pos/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-pos/)

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 *  Plugin Author [kilbot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kilbot/)
 * (@kilbot)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/npm-install-error/#post-6608338)
 * Hi, this looks like a permissions issue, have you tried the fix suggested? ie:“
   npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.”
 * It’s best to continue this discussion on GitHub.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/npm-install-error/#post-6608338)
 * Status: resolved