# Occur error when run command \`sudo npm install -g node-red-admin\`

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/occur-error-when-run-command-sudo-npm-install-g-node-red-admin/24271>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [5 April 2020 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/occur-error-when-run-command-sudo-npm-install-g-node-red-admin/24271 "2020-04-05T13:51:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![lingzhongli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/lingzhongli/32/20078_2.png) [@lingzhongli](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lingzhongli)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2020 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/occur-error-when-run-command-sudo-npm-install-g-node-red-admin/24271/1 "2020-04-05T13:51:39Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/7/e7e771a89162d311fd680f4d477bf476299ac991.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/0/10de15d0d4e7e32d867632700e15db0a3c480e2a.png)

How to solve this problem?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2020 14:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/occur-error-when-run-command-sudo-npm-install-g-node-red-admin/24271/2 "2020-04-05T14:03:09Z")

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Try running the command again with the `--unsafe-perm` option.

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**Author:** ![lingzhongli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/lingzhongli/32/20078_2.png) [@lingzhongli](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lingzhongli)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2020 14:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/occur-error-when-run-command-sudo-npm-install-g-node-red-admin/24271/3 "2020-04-05T14:09:16Z")

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`bash: --unsafe-perm: command not found`

The full command is `--unsafe-perm ` ? or still got something in front?

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2020 14:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/occur-error-when-run-command-sudo-npm-install-g-node-red-admin/24271/4 "2020-04-05T14:17:53Z")

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it's an option for the npm commind... so

```auto
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red-admin

```

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**Author:** ![lingzhongli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/lingzhongli/32/20078_2.png) [@lingzhongli](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lingzhongli)\
**Post date:** [6 April 2020 06:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/occur-error-when-run-command-sudo-npm-install-g-node-red-admin/24271/5 "2020-04-06T06:48:11Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/4/14c7be3f342e8d10b24826bb57208c0695a0a153.png)

i don't know it success or fail....but why it output is no same as this below video (2:38) ?

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [6 April 2020 07:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/occur-error-when-run-command-sudo-npm-install-g-node-red-admin/24271/6 "2020-04-06T07:10:02Z")

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That succeeded.

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**Author:** ![lingzhongli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/lingzhongli/32/20078_2.png) [@lingzhongli](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lingzhongli)\
**Post date:** [6 April 2020 07:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/occur-error-when-run-command-sudo-npm-install-g-node-red-admin/24271/7 "2020-04-06T07:23:50Z")

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but why it output is no same from the video (2:38) ?

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [6 April 2020 07:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/occur-error-when-run-command-sudo-npm-install-g-node-red-admin/24271/8 "2020-04-06T07:55:44Z")

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Different npm config options ? different npm version ? different platform ? His seemed to need bcrypt to compile etc.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [5 June 2020 07:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/occur-error-when-run-command-sudo-npm-install-g-node-red-admin/24271/9 "2020-06-05T07:55:53Z")

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