[1.3.4.3 + windows] Error: EPERM, symlink ... dev_bundle

[gjr-qm]

An hour ago meteor-tool was automatically updated on my machine (Windows 10). After that my existing application resulted in an error when starting (meteor).

Creating a new project with 'meteor create test-app' doesn't work either. The error i get is:

...\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.4_3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\meteor-promise\promise_server.js:165
throw error;
^
Error: EPERM, symlink '...\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.4_3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle'

I tried stepping back to version 1.3.4_1 (which worked), but then meteor-tool is automatically updated again to version 1.3.4_3.

Anyone else having this problem? And is there a workaround (previous version worked just fine)?

[jordnz]

Same here, windows 8.1

Can't do anything..

Can't run any apps, update meteor, or even check what version I'm on - just get the same error you are.

[dongzhi-yang]

Same here, I am on windows10
C:\Users\claud_000\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.4_3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\meteor-promise\promise_server.js:165
throw error;
^
Error: EPERM, symlink 'C:\Users\claud_000\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.4_3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle'

It was working a few hours ago, and all of sudden it stopped working and giving this error.

[Jogibaer1963]

Same here on Windows 10.

[Rahman-S-M]

I got it for windows 7

[Rahman-S-M]

any workarounds would help.. completely blocked..not able to do any thing.

[Jogibaer1963]

How can I downgrade the meteor-tool and stop the automatic update ?

[ilan-schemoul]

Same here I tried uninstalling, reinstalling but the bug is still here on windows 10. Whenever I try to create a new project with an old release meteor --release 1.3.2, I can't run with meteor as it says You're not in a Meteor project directory and when I retry to create a project it says You're not in a Meteor project directory. I need in emergency a solution, I'd already a lot of retard with my current project, now I'm in a critical situation... If anyone can furnish a solution it would be great.

[Rahman-S-M]

I found a way to downgrade to old version.

there is a meteor.bat file @ C:\users\XYZ\AppData\Local .meteor
change the version from 1.3.4_3 to 1.3.4 and its working..

@echo off
SETLOCAL
SET METEOR_INSTALLATION=%~dp0%
"%~dp0\packages\meteor-tool# 1.3.4\mt-os.windows.x86_32\meteor.bat" %*
ENDLOCAL
EXIT /b %ERRORLEVEL%

[NKumarPraveen]

I too facing same issue windows 7

[ilan-schemoul]

In any way I hope such a problem will not happen again, and meteor will test its releases, a full framework who's front and back-end make code unusable without the framework. Without guaranties for the future, I'll definitively stop counting on the framework as a reliable solution...
PS : only one month before windows integrates Ubuntu shell and so no problem with windows cmd anymore for those on W10 :D

[D-Nice]

Same issue here... I will try Rahman's fix, in mean time this needs to be resolved.

EDIT: On Windows 7. I personally did not have 1.3.4, so downgraded to 1.3.4_1 and it works now.

[Kootain]

same issue here. but there will no problem when i create app in c:/users/username. So i try to run as administrator and it works.

[gjr-qm]

Running the commandprompt as administrator works for me too.

Before that i used Rahman's approach, in addition to which i made the meteor.bat file read-only, because it was overwritten each time i started meteor.

[benjamn]

I will unrecommend 1.3.4.3, which should prevent meteor.bat from getting updated to that version.

Can anyone provide a longer stack trace than what's already been provided?

[gjr-qm]

Is there a switch that i can use for a longer stack trace? I'd be glad to help out, but a clue would be welcome.

[benjamn]

Running the shell (cmd.exe or PowerShell) as an Administrator should be a workaround for this problem, as @Kootain suggested.

Alternatively, here's how you can grant a non-Administrator user the ability to create symbolic links (though it takes an Administrator to grant the privilege).

I will note that fs.symlink(target, link, "junction") is supposed to be possible without Administrator privileges, so I'm not sure why it wouldn't work.

One more question: Are your application directories also on the C:\ drive?

[gjr-qm]

My applications are on another drive (not C:)

Using meteor create blah on the C:\ drive results in de same error

[benjamn]

@gjr-qm can you try creating an app on C:? Note: at this point you'll have to do meteor create --release 1.3.4.3 app-name, since 1.3.4.3 is no longer "recommended."

[gjr-qm]

@benjamn your command produces the same error when i run it as a regular user.

[abernix]

@benjamn These stack traces appear to be missing a slash in the path between Local and .meteor, no?

AppData\Local.meteor\

[benjamn]

@abernix I think that's just from copy-pasting the \.

[gjr-qm]

Check! The \ is there in the stack traces

[benjamn]

My hunch is that the fs.symlink is failing because the target is on a different disk (C:\) from the app, though I haven't ruled out the administrator privilege issue.

[gjr-qm]

I think it is not the drive, because it doesn't matter on which drive i try to run or create the app, it always results in the error when i do it as a regular user.

But when i run the command prompt/Powershell as administrator, then it simply works on all drives.

[gjr-qm]

Great work, thanx @benjamn!

[benjamn]

This should be fixed if you meteor update --release 1.3.4.4.

[avenchen]

in windows 10, I open dos command with administrator, then run meteor. It works.

[Almaju]

Doing meteor reset worked for me. (Meteor 1.4)