EACCES: permission denied .config/configstore/bower-github.json #2262

alexlaw17 · 2016-04-20T16:20:16Z

I keep running into this problem. I uninstalled and reinstalled bower. Nothing is working.

`alexlaw$ bower
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/bower/lib/node_modules/configstore/index.js:54
throw err;
^

Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/Users/alexlaw/.config/configstore/bower-github.json'
You don't have access to this file.

at Error (native)
at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:584:18)
at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:431:33)
at Object.create.all.get (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/bower/lib/node_modules/configstore/index.js:35:26)
at Object.Configstore (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/bower/lib/node_modules/configstore/index.js:28:44)
at readCachedConfig (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/bower/lib/config.js:19:23)
at defaultConfig (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/bower/lib/config.js:11:12)
at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/bower/lib/index.js:16:32)
at Module._compile (module.js:425:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:432:10)`

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benmann · 2016-04-20T17:36:59Z

Did you see this issue: #2260
Does it work for you too?

alexlaw17 · 2016-04-20T19:29:27Z

I'm still getting the same error, even after
sudo bower install --allow-root
sudo bower install <package>

alexlaw17 · 2016-04-20T20:51:09Z

fixed it with
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

benmann · 2016-04-21T06:25:54Z

Strange but still a problem with permissions (as also indicated by the error).
Closing for now.

stevealbertwong · 2016-05-01T04:15:54Z

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

works for me

jcanales · 2016-05-23T17:53:33Z

Worked for me as well

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

ghost · 2016-05-24T14:38:47Z

Worked for me :)

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

dpanfili · 2016-05-25T02:36:59Z

This helped me - thanks!

Samuel7l · 2016-06-07T23:09:25Z

Worked for me :)

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

jkoksharova · 2016-06-08T13:18:49Z

Worked for me too.

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

rswetabh · 2016-06-08T16:20:59Z

Worked for me too.

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

RedcoatAsher · 2016-06-09T05:02:22Z

and me

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

friederjanmoerman · 2016-06-09T14:36:09Z

Same goes for me

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

Pravin-Parkhi · 2016-06-09T19:15:07Z

Worked for me as well

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

pankajdaffodil · 2016-06-12T13:45:13Z

Thanks to all
worked for me .

revanthreddya · 2016-06-14T03:06:21Z

Perfect .. thanks @alexlaw17
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

BlackRussian · 2016-06-21T16:36:34Z

Thanks to all
worked for me .

emotilla · 2016-06-22T20:07:06Z

in Ubuntu 14 LTS / DigitalOcean:

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP /usr/share/nginx/html/

checkout a good tutorial:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-manage-front-end-javascript-and-css-dependencies-with-bower-on-ubuntu-14-04

sashacarvajal94 · 2016-06-24T23:05:13Z

Great!!! Been with this issue for days! Worked for me too!

ragalindoh · 2016-06-28T20:18:57Z

Worked for me, thank you @alexlaw17

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

dannymac7 · 2016-07-01T22:10:48Z

Worked for me, thanks!!!

jorgeants · 2016-07-03T20:11:00Z

Worked for me too. Thanks @alexlaw17. :)

appssunset · 2016-07-07T12:52:26Z

Worked for me as well

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

But I needed to execute the follow too:
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.cache

cliftonc0613 · 2016-07-09T17:31:26Z

Worked for me as well

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

NikolaVujanic · 2016-07-11T11:07:44Z

Worked for me :)

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

pixelomo · 2016-07-16T03:12:49Z

Thanks @alexlaw17

richardj · 2016-07-19T10:40:29Z

worked for me as well! :)

fixed it with

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

crrollyson · 2016-07-19T18:35:37Z

Same here, thanks!

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

avastamin · 2016-07-20T13:25:50Z

Worked! thanks

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

anngelfra · 2016-07-22T15:14:58Z

Thank you, thank you. I had gone crazy trying to restart and uninstall and then I found these commands and IT WORKS <3

ayibfanani · 2016-07-30T05:33:25Z

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

work like charm, thanks

AnnaUmi · 2016-07-30T10:12:22Z

thank you! It works
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

itumoraes · 2016-08-01T21:09:46Z

Finally! It works! Thanks!

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

monis01 · 2016-08-02T10:25:11Z

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

worked for me too, Thanks!

jimbojw · 2016-08-02T11:43:37Z

The root cause of this issue (and many like it) is npm/write-file-atomic#11.

There is an outstanding patch which will fix this for everyone. We're all waiting for someone from npm to accept it: npm/write-file-atomic#13

akohli96 · 2016-08-06T23:20:18Z

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

Worked for me too!

eduard-ungureanu · 2016-08-10T14:32:28Z

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

Worked for me too, on OSX EL Capitan

Thank you so much!

Paras-avantsoft · 2016-08-11T04:54:47Z

thanks.. Its working.. on OSX EL Capitan

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

w9ahmed · 2016-08-11T16:06:11Z

Worked for me!

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

Leo-lin214 · 2016-08-12T07:55:45Z

Works for me too !!!!! Thanks !!!

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

Bernardoow · 2016-08-12T19:28:35Z

Works for me too !!!!! Thanks !!!

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

Sekhno · 2016-08-18T16:27:35Z

Works for me too !!!!! Thanks !!!

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

vinayakkulkarni · 2016-08-20T06:40:51Z

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

Worked like a charm! Thanks a ton!

malloycv · 2016-08-21T11:53:17Z

Works for me!

Thanks...

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

Philyorkshire · 2016-08-22T14:58:48Z

Worked for me, I got into this issue running

sudo bower install

by mistake, which messed it all up. But then running

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

fixed it all for me.

SibuStephen · 2016-08-23T07:58:32Z

Thank you @alexlaw17 :)

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

Carlos-Augusto · 2016-08-23T23:16:08Z

It worked like magic

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

iCristian · 2016-08-25T11:23:56Z

Thanks
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

Work for me in ionic Framework Great!!

rahul-jat · 2016-08-29T06:59:30Z

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

this worked for me as well. :)

baaronp7 · 2016-08-31T18:52:00Z

@appssunset
Good call...
This is the one I needed:
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.cache

BlackHeartShelly · 2016-09-05T19:42:59Z

@alexlaw17 - Thanks man!

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config

Worked liked magic.

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EACCES: permission denied .config/configstore/bower-github.json #2262

EACCES: permission denied .config/configstore/bower-github.json #2262

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in Ubuntu 14 LTS / DigitalOcean:

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