npm ERR! cb() never called in windows10

Question

I was trying to run npm install inside the project folder but every time there is this error showing npm cb() never called.

I am using node version 10.16.2 and npm version 6.9.0 in windows 10

I have tried npm cache clean --force but that didn't help

E:\contribution\contribute-to-open-source>npm install
npm ERR! cb() never called!

npm ERR! This is an error with npm itself. Please report this error at:
npm ERR! <https://npm.community>

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\papun\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2019-08-10T03_51_20_512Z-debug.log

Check the answer out, might help. [link](https://stackoverflow.com/a/15483897/6082280). Also since u are using npm 6^ you would need **cache clean** with force flag `npm cache clean --force` — ambianBeing, Aug 10 '19 at 20:12

score 35 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 30 '20 at 16:04

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I had the same problems and lost hours trying to solve it :(.

But then i found out that my firm has installed some new kind of firewall with self signed certificate.

Quick solution was:

npm config set strict-ssl=false

After that everything started working without 'npm cb() never called' errors

answered Nov 30 '20 at 16:04

Matjaz

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Thank you so much! It took me almost two days to find out what the issue is – JasmineUnique Dec 15 '20 at 19:45
Worked for me as well. Cheers! – Deviprasad Sharma Apr 15 '21 at 08:56
Saved me hours of debugging! – Yogesh Badke Mar 29 '22 at 07:28

Amalraj K R · Answer 2 · 2019-12-26T06:57:54.373

I had faced the same issue, and i spend days to get a solution for the issue. In the end, i figured it out and it was an issue with my network.

Please verify your network connection and proxy settings.

In my case, I was using corporate proxy using a script. When i opened the pac file and get the proxy from there ( take XXX:XXX from the line return "PROXY XXX:XXX;";) and added to npm config proxy setting (npm config set proxy XXX:XXX), it started working and got resolved.

Nickelson Johnson · Answer 3 · 2020-06-11T18:46:25.967

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run this all issue will be solved..

 npm install --global windows-build-tools

edited Jun 11 '20 at 18:46

answered Jun 11 '20 at 18:35

Nickelson Johnson

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Not if you're not on Windows! Maybe worth mentioning. – frank Mar 18 '22 at 12:54

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 17 '20 at 05:35

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try to set your proxy using the commands

npm config set proxy http://proxy_host:port
npm config set https-proxy https://proxy_host:port

answered Dec 17 '20 at 05:35

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 18 '20 at 10:22

I have deleted all the node_modules, package-lock.json but still it was not working. For me the reason was, there were some modules that required relogin to install.

So, I deleted my node_modules, build and package-lock.json. and opened command prompt in admin mode.

Then went to the specific project path and logged-in to the components that require credentials.

1. npm login (root path of your react app)
2. type username as "<xxxxx>"
3. type password as "<yyyyy>" (won't be visible on console)
4. type email as "<zzzz>@<aaa>.com"
5. npm i
6. npm run build

It worked for me.

score 0 · Answer 6 · edited May 17 '21 at 09:23

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I also faced the same problem I deleted that file from

C:\Users\Harshk1311\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs

And problem solved

Double Check file name in terminal where error occured and delete file
i.e C:\Users\Harshk1311\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2019-08-10T03_51_20_512Z-debug.log
Delete 2019-08-10T03_51_20_512Z-debug.log only this file .

edited May 17 '21 at 09:23

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answered May 17 '21 at 09:17

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 12 '23 at 09:09

Another possible reason that solved the problem in my case:

Missing MS VC Redistributable. For example if you are on a fresh new PC. In this case you could download the e.g. VC_redist.x64.exe and install it. You may need to restart the terminal before e.g. executing npm i again.

The Visual C++ Redistributable installs Microsoft C and C++ (MSVC) runtime libraries. These libraries are required by many applications built by using Microsoft C and C++ tools.

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