Node.js bash: /usr/local/bin/node: Permission denied

Question

I'm installing Node.js on Ubuntu machine. I followed official instructions:

./configure && make && sudo make install

So, I got node binary in /usr/local/bin/node and all dependencies. But when I run it from command line I get permission error:

> node
bash: /usr/local/bin/node: Permission denied

How can I fix it? How can I run it under my account? sudo node doesn't work too.

Solution 1

You need read- and executable permissions for others. Issue:

sudo chmod +rx $(which node)

or

sudo chmod 755 $(which node)

However, normally make install should set that permissions. Looks like something in the Makefile is wrong.

Solution 2

For people with no knowledge of osx terminal, open it and use these commands:

su yourusername
su chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/node
sudo node install...

This will make the folder readable/writeable and the sudo before the node command will make it run under admin rights.

Comments

[hek2mgl]

Thx :) The whole GNU userland is fantastic! Can't stop loving it :)

[demi]

I have node executable for the user (see comment under answer about ls -l). For me, chown worked (it was root root as you can see). chmod didn't help.

[hek2mgl]

Binaries (or scripts) located in /usr/local/bin are expected to be owned by root, group root and having permissions set to 755. That's standard. I'm not sure what you are doing there.

[hek2mgl]

Also I expect that make install will install to /usr/bin and not /usr/local/bin. Maybe you have an old node binary residing in /usr/local/bin which get's executed (or makes trouble) instead of the previously installed binary by make install (to /usr/bin) ?

[Ar5hv1r]

I ran into this error after having run +x, turned out others didn't have read access and it needs both. So 755 (or +xr) might be necessary if +x is insufficient.

[hek2mgl]

@dimo414 Thanks. I've edited that. When posting the answer I assumed read permissions had been granted already.

[JRichardsz]

In my case I knew node binarie path, so : sudo chmod +rx /apps/.../node-v4.2.3-linux-x64/bin/node works!! THanks hek2mgl

[JD Smith]

Worked for me with my custom node install in SAP Hybris. Thank you!

[JD Smith]

FYI "su chmod..." didn't work for me in my Mac - I had to do "sudo chmod..."