issue installing netlify-cli with resulting EACCES permission denied error

For some reason when installing the netlify-cli I ran into an EACCES denied error. I’ve tried the sudo code as well with no luck.

It also tells me to replace my directory from
‘/usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli’ —-> ‘/usr/local/lib/node_modules/.netlify-cli-IjWiS7ZL'.

I’ve never have been able to install complete so I don’t know how there a netlify file. My goal is to be able to install stripe after this. If someone has any insight on this issue please let me know. Thank you

Jochem•11/22/22, 2:47 PM

the error means that you're trying to install something but there's already something there, maybe from a previous project or a failed earlier attempt

Jochem•11/22/22, 2:48 PM

the solution is to go to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ and rename the netlify-cli folder to .netlify-cli-IjWiS7ZL, like it suggests

roycwilliamsOP•11/22/22, 2:49 PM

@jochemm correct, i've tried using mv /usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli’ /usr/local/lib/node_modules/.netlify-cli-IjWiS7ZL but it says my permission is denied

Jochem•11/22/22, 2:50 PM

you've got an extra ' in there at the end of the first folder name , but you'll have to use sudo to run that probably

roycwilliamsOP•11/22/22, 2:51 PM

Sorry without the ' it still says my premission is denied

Jochem•11/22/22, 2:51 PM

and with sudo in front of it?

roycwilliamsOP•11/22/22, 2:51 PM

Yes

roycwilliamsOP•11/22/22, 2:52 PM

it's weird because i've never used netlify in the terminal

Jochem•11/22/22, 2:53 PM

try

roycwilliamsOP•11/22/22, 3:04 PM

Same result

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roycwilliamsOP•11/22/22, 3:04 PM

@jochemm

Jochem•11/22/22, 3:08 PM

hm, then I'm fresh out of ideas. Sudo should let you do whatever you want to that folder... you could try renaming it to something different maybe?

roycwilliamsOP•11/22/22, 3:18 PM

Do you know of a way I can directly delete the files?

roycwilliamsOP•11/22/22, 3:20 PM

Wait I think it’s working lol

roycwilliamsOP•11/22/22, 5:24 PM

@jochemm hey so I got it to work. I have stripe integrated on a website but it’s sending a response “bad request, missing form” before I installed netlify into my terminal. Do you think it’ll work now?

Jochem•11/22/22, 6:50 PM

i have no clue, I've never used either

Jochem•11/22/22, 6:51 PM

try it and if it doesn't work, open a new thread