[Build] npm install fails silently for root user

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[Build] npm install fails silently for root user

crgimenes opened this issue 8 years ago · comments

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

Cesar Gimenes · Answer 1 · Mon Aug 29 2016 09:12:32 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

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!

Andrew Henry · Answer 2 · Mon Aug 29 2016 21:45:17 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Reopening for investigation

Andrew Henry · Answer 3 · Mon Aug 29 2016 21:46:33 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@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?

Cesar Gimenes · Answer 4 · Mon Aug 29 2016 21:52:33 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

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 Das Gupta · Answer 5 · Mon Aug 29 2016 22:19:31 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

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.

Cesar Gimenes · Answer 6 · Mon Aug 29 2016 22:32:20 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hello @dhrubomoy
I am using El Capitan and Node.js 6.4.0.

Dhrubomoy Das Gupta · Answer 7 · Mon Aug 29 2016 23:00:38 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hi @crgimenes I am also using El Capitan, but node.js version is 4.5.0

Vic Woeltjen · Answer 8 · Tue Aug 30 2016 01:53:06 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@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.

Andrew Henry · Answer 9 · Thu Sep 29 2016 00:35:40 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Closing issue. Text has been added to the README to warn users of issues building Open MCT as root.