[BUG] npm doctor erroneously reports permissions problem for nonexistent ~/node_modules & /.bin #2856
Description
Environment:
- OS: macOS 11.3
- Node: 16.0.0
- npm: 7.11.2
There's a problem with npm doctor reporting not ok Check the permissions of files in $HOME/node_modules (should be owned by current user) for Perms check, even when those directories don't exist. Started around 7.5.x I believe, sorry not sure exactly which version. But continues as of 7.11.2.
$ pwd
/Users/luke
$ npm doctor
npm WARN checkFilesPermission error getting info for /Users/luke/node_modules
npm WARN checkFilesPermission error getting info for /Users/luke/node_modules/.bin
Check Value Recommendation/Notes
npm ping ok
npm -v ok current: v7.11.1, latest: v7.11.1
node -v ok current: v16.0.0, recommended: v16.0.0
npm config get registry ok using default registry (https://registry.npmjs.org/)
which git ok /usr/local/bin/git
Perms check on cached files ok
Perms check on local node_modules not ok Check the permissions of files in /Users/luke/node_modules (should be owned by current user)
Perms check on global node_modules ok
Perms check on local bin folder not ok Check the permissions of files in /Users/luke/node_modules/.bin
Perms check on global bin folder ok
Verify cache contents ok verified 3148 tarballs
npm ERR! Some problems found. See above for recommendations.
$ stat /Users/luke/node_modules
stat: /Users/luke/node_modules: stat: No such file or directory
$ stat /Users/luke/node_modules/.bin
stat: /Users/luke/node_modules/.bin: stat: No such file or directory