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EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modul…

Error message

EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'

What broke

The attempt to create a directory at '/usr/local/lib/node_modules' failed due to insufficient permissions. This typically occurs when a non-privileged user tries to perform an operation that requires elevated rights.

Why it broke

The root cause is that the current user does not have the necessary permissions to write to the '/usr/local/lib' directory. This is common on Unix-like systems where certain directories are restricted to the root user.

How to fix

To resolve this, you can either run the command with elevated privileges using 'sudo' or change the ownership of the directory to your user. Running with 'sudo' is the quickest fix.

Code fix

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/node_modules

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Prevention tip

Running with 'sudo' is the quickest fix.

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