Could not create .npmrc file on windows

[Fritz Lin]

I was on Win10, but once I manually did touch C:\Users\fritx\.npmrc it began to work

$ npm i -g npmrc
$ npmrc -r cn

Initialising npmrc...
Creating C:\Users\fritx\.npmrcs
Activating .npmrc "default"
fs.js:500
  return binding.open(pathModule._makeLong(path), stringToFlags(flags), mode);
                 ^
Error: ENOENT, no such file or directory 'C:\Users\fritx\.npmrc'
    at Error (native)
    at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:500:18)
    at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:352:15)
    at replaceRegistry (C:\Users\fritx\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npmrc\npmrc.js:215:21)
    at handleOPtions (C:\Users\fritx\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npmrc\npmrc.js:190:5)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\fritx\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npmrc\npmrc.js:191:2)
    at Module._compile (module.js:460:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:478:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:355:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:310:12)

[jhiswin]

@fritx you need to run as administrator

[Fritz Lin]

@jhiswin oh yes. you mean run the commandline as admin?

[jhiswin]

Yes, you will need to remove npmrc and reinstall it as administrator also, and then run it as admin

[Fritz Lin]

Thanks! My win10 has gone.. let me try it next time..