gyp ERR! stack Error: EACCES: permission denied, rmdir 'build'

[MJOAN]

• Node Version: node version 9.8.0 (8.11.1) and npm version 5.6.0
• Platform Linux 4.9.76-xx.xx.amzn2.x86_64, MacBook Pro 10.13.6
• Compiler: Terminal (SSH'd into EC2 Linux instance when compiling)
• Module: node-gyp 3.8.0

Received Slack message regarding error with node_modules/fibers/bin/linux-x64-59/fibers' and recommendation to run a script. I ran the fibers/build script but, then received notification must install node-gyp. (Note* I see the rmdir 'build' in the error however, the command from the initial error told me to run the path including /build). To confirm the path we want for npm and node-gyp is: /opt/node/bin/ -- when ls -al I see npm and node-gyp are there.

Then the following error received after installing node-gyp:

[[email protected] /]$  /opt/node/bin/node /opt/something/server/node_modules/fibers/build
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using [email protected]
gyp info using [email protected] | linux | x64
gyp ERR! clean error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: EACCES: permission denied, rmdir 'build'
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.9.76-xx.xx.amzn2.x86_64
gyp ERR! command "/opt/node/bin/node" "/opt/node/bin/node-gyp" "rebuild" "--release"
gyp ERR! cwd /
gyp ERR! node -v v9.8.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
gyp ERR! not ok

Then received following after running command node-gyp rebuild:

[email protected]  /opt/node/lib/node_modules/node-gyp
[email protected]
[[email protected] /]$ node-gyp rebuild
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using [email protected]
gyp info using [email protected] | linux | x64
gyp ERR! clean error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: EACCES: permission denied, rmdir 'build'
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.9.76-xx.xx.amzn2.x86_64
gyp ERR! command "/opt/node/bin/node" "/opt/node/bin/node-gyp" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /
gyp ERR! node -v v9.8.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
gyp ERR! not ok 

[Mentors4EDU]

Try using the sudo chmod 777 command for the node_modules directory and if that doesn't work try
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm
or
sudo node-gyp rebuild -g --unsafe-perm

[bnoordhuis]

You probably mixed permissions at one point. rmdir build manually (I'm betting it's owned by root) and run rebuild again. node-gyp will recreate it with the right permissions.

[esmejia277]

Try using the sudo chmod 777 command for the node_modules directory and if that doesn't work try
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm
or
sudo node-gyp rebuild -g --unsafe-perm

The second line worked for me, thanks a lot

[zhnedyalkow]

Hi,

From above comment following command worked for me:
sudo npm install --unsafe-perm

Best regards,
Zhitomir

[nickkcuevas]

Try with this one! sudo npm install -g cordova-res --unsafe-perm flag

[andrewzey]

This no longer works as of NPM 7 (packaged wit Node 15) as the --unsafe-perm flag has been removed: npm/cli#2196

[cclauss]

Perhaps find or open an issue at https://github.com/ionic-team/cordova-res

[quinton-ashley]

I had to run the permission change recursively on the directory of the package I was trying to rebuild sudo chmod -R 777

[bilal-korir]

Upgrading to NPM 7+ solved the problem for me

[davidpharrington]

do you mean sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-gyp

Try using the sudo chmod 777 command for the node_modules directory and if that doesn't work try
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-gyp
or
sudo node-gyp rebuild -g --unsafe-perm

[cclauss]

https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/blob/master/docs/Updating-npm-bundled-node-gyp.md