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[Build] npm install fails silently for root user #1151
Description
In a new Debian installation, I updated the Node.js and npm to the latest version, so I followed the installation steps one by one.
git clone https://github.com/nasa/openmct.git
npm install
npm start
When I try to open the browser on localhost:8080 I get the page but it is not being rendered, nothing appears on the screen. Apparently the system is not managing to load some resources, I am getting 404 in the following files:
bower_components/requirejs/require.js
platform/commonUI/general/res/css/openmct.css
platform/commonUI/general/res/css/startup-base.css
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crgimenes commentedon Aug 29, 2016
After a full day trying everything, I found that it just does not install as root ... If you install as a user runs smoothly.
Well, that's a bug, at least need a big warning: Do not run as root, it will not work!
akhenry commentedon Aug 29, 2016
Reopening for investigation
akhenry commentedon Aug 29, 2016
@crgimenes Thanks for this. I certainly want to avoid anybody else experiencing the same frustration you did, so let me see how we can clarify our documentation to avoid this in future.
Did you happen to see any error messages while installing?
crgimenes commentedon Aug 29, 2016
Hello @akhenry
For now I suggest simply add a line to get started page, warning to run the installation as a user not as root.
dhrubomoy commentedon Aug 29, 2016
I had similar issue (not sure if the exact same issue) on my macbook (OS X El Capitan) for a moment. I was using Chrome Version 52.0.2743.116 m. Strangely in firefox everything appeared nicely. I restarted the server, then reloaded the page. Then it seemed to work fine in Chrome.
Note: I ran the installation as a user. So I think this might not be the same issue. I will try again today to see if I can reproduce the issue I encountered.
crgimenes commentedon Aug 29, 2016
Hello @dhrubomoy
I am using El Capitan and Node.js 6.4.0.
dhrubomoy commentedon Aug 29, 2016
Hi @crgimenes I am also using El Capitan, but node.js version is 4.5.0
[-]nothing appears in the browser[/-][+][Build] npm install fails silently for root user[/+]VWoeltjen commentedon Aug 29, 2016
@crgimenes - Thanks for reporting this. I've rephrased the title for this issue based on more recent comments; let me know if I've mischaracterized the issue in doing so.
I'll add a note to the README linking to this issue for now so that this is less likely to trip up others.
[README] Warn about root installation issues
[README] Warn about root installation issues
akhenry commentedon Sep 28, 2016
Closing issue. Text has been added to the README to warn users of issues building Open MCT as root.
Squash-merge open1193 into master.