Npm install -g node-red-admin error

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Hi, first post here. I recently installed node red on a raspberry pi and am having an issue with npm install -g node-red-admin . I keep trying it but get the following error. I want to add a password to my node-red dashboard, and after getting a hash, the login always fails. I used another hash generated by another user online, and it worked. I think it might have something to do with the error below. Please let me know what I am doing wrong.

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo npm install -g node-red-admin
npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.2: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
/usr/bin/node-red-admin -> /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node-red-admin.js

bcrypt@3.0.8 install /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt
node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

node-pre-gyp WARN Using request for node-pre-gyp https download
node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not installable for bcrypt@3.0.8 and node@12.16.2 (node-v72 ABI, glibc) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)
node-pre-gyp WARN Hit error EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt/lib'
gyp WARN EACCES current user ("nobody") does not have permission to access the dev dir "/root/.cache/node-gyp/12.16.2"
gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir "/tmp/.node-gyp"
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt/build'
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.19.97-v7+
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "configure" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt/lib/binding/bcrypt_lib.node" "--module_name=bcrypt_lib" "--module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt/lib/binding" "--napi_version=5" "--node_abi_napi=napi" "--napi_build_version=0" "--node_napi_label=node-v72"
gyp ERR! cwd /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt
gyp ERR! node -v v12.16.2
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
gyp ERR! not ok
node-pre-gyp ERR! build error
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute '/usr/bin/node /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt/lib/binding/bcrypt_lib.node --module_name=bcrypt_lib --module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt/lib/binding --napi_version=5 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v72' (1)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess. (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js:83:29)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:310:20)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1021:16)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:286:5)
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Linux 4.19.97-v7+
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build"
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v12.16.2
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.14.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
Failed to execute '/usr/bin/node /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt/lib/binding/bcrypt_lib.node --module_name=bcrypt_lib --module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt/lib/binding --napi_version=5 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v72' (1)
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: bcrypt@3.0.8 (node_modules/node-red-admin/node_modules/bcrypt):
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: bcrypt@3.0.8 install: node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1

node-red-admin@0.1.5
added 56 packages from 73 contributors in 24.352s
pi@raspberrypi:~ $

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Welcome to the forum @martin8094. The significant part is at the bottom where it says

node-red-admin@0.1.5
added 56 packages from 73 contributors in 24.352s

That means that it succeeded. The stuff above is all about various things it tried on the way to installing it and so can be ignored. Provided at the end you see the message saying it was installed then all is well. If it failed the last thing shown would be an error.

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Thanks Colin. After the 100th try the hash has finally worked. I think it may have been a full stop after the hash. Anyway, thanks for the quick response and help.

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