Permission Denied - Weird Permissions #1

curl -fsL bit.ly/node-installer | bash

Preparing to install node.js (minimal) for ubuntu 64
NODE_PATH is not set. Using default install path '/usr/local'
installing node as node v11.2.0...
sudo rsync -Krl /tmp/node-installer.rs3lJtQv/node-v11.2.0-linux-x64/ /usr/local/
rsync: symlink "/usr/local/bin/npm" -> "../lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js" failed: Permission denied (13)
rsync: symlink "/usr/local/bin/npx" -> "../lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js" failed: Permission denied (13)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/usr/local/include/node" failed: Permission denied (13)
*** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/usr/local/lib/node_modules" failed: Permission denied (13)
*** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
rsync: mkstemp "/usr/local/bin/.node.2WcFpC" failed: Permission denied (13)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/usr/local/share/doc" failed: Permission denied (13)
*** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/usr/local/share/man/man1" failed: Permission denied (13)
*** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/usr/local/share/systemtap" failed: Permission denied (13)
*** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1183) [sender=3.1.1]

Solution

sudo chown -R josh:josh /usr/local/lib

sudo chown -R josh:josh /usr/local/share

sudo mkdir /usr/lib/node_modules

sudo chown -R josh:josh /usr/lib/node_modules

I do want to fix this.

What you you added a check to see if the directory was writable and if the directory isn't writable print an error message about setting NODE_PATH=$HOME/.local/opt/node/lib/node_modules?

Also, I've been working on a better installer: https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/optify.go

I haven't documented it yet (the README is just some thought vomit), but it actually does install node and correctly set PATH correctly.

https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/optify.go/src/branch/master/pkgs/node/install.go

Ok.

They were fake errors. I silenced them.

That's good.