npm link leaves symlinks belonging to root

[sh1mmer]

I don't know if this is a real issue but I noticed when npm link creates a link it has permission as root. On my mac that is:

lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 23 Jun 11 20:53 ace -> /Users/sh1mmer/Code/ace

vs. a standard install with sudo

drwxr-xr-x 14 nobody staff 476 Jun 11 20:51 express

This may not be an issue but I thought I would point out the inconsistency.

[ralt]

1. I don't think this is a real issue.
2. This'd be pretty hard to implement in a cross-OS way.

[luk-]

I can only duplicate this by running npm link with sudo. However, it's better to just set up your permissions to not require this.

[domenic]

@st-luke: According to https://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues/3139, sudo is required for the default npm installation on OS X, and @isaacs thinks that's fine.