Error when using npm

[travisso]

Hi,

Just installed node.js v4.4.4 with npm v2.15.1 in CentOS 5.8. However, when calling npm such as npm version or npm install, the above error occured:

[root@dev01 local]# npm version
SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL
    at exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:53:16)
    at Module._compile (module.js:373:25)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:353:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-client/index.js:73:20
    at Array.forEach (native)
    at CachingRegistryClient.RegClient (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-client/index.js:51:42)
npm ERR! Linux 2.6.18-308.el5
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "version"
npm ERR! node v4.4.4
npm ERR! npm  v2.15.1

npm ERR! Unexpected token ILLEGAL
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>

Anyone would help? Thanks.

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