I am trying to npm install my in react project and am getting this error:
I've tried sudo chown -R whoami to working directory and still no luck..
what else can i do?
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julz oh
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did you try this https://stackoverflow.com/a/51024493/12536525 – Rahul Oct 26 '21 at 06:30
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Yes and i still get same error... – julz oh Oct 26 '21 at 06:42
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On Windows, you can also have `EACCES` when given file/directory is opened by other process. – rkosegi Oct 26 '21 at 06:51
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This is a common problem when you install packages using sudo. That's why you shouldn't install any package using sudo keyword.
The solution:
Delete node_modules folder. If it says that you don't have permission than delete it directly from folder (not from IDE) or through terminal.
After that install your packages again. This time only npm i without sudo.
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1Regarding "*you shouldn't install any package using sudo keyword*": For the general case, I disagree, because of the case of globally-installed packages. e.g. the [official `npm` documentation](https://docs.npmjs.com/try-the-latest-stable-version-of-npm#upgrading-on-nix-osx-linux-etc) says: "*`npm install -g npm@latest` ... you may need to prefix these commands with sudo, especially on Linux, or OS X if you installed Node using its default installer.*" – Abdull Dec 16 '22 at 14:59