Markdown hast vanished.

[a_5mith]

I was in my ACP and say that 0.5.2 was "released", so I did the business of updating.

I was greeted by the following error:

npm ERR! error rolling back Error: EACCES, unlink '/home/a_5mith/35hz/node_modules/npm/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp'
npm ERR! error rolling back  [email protected] { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/home/a_5mith/35hz/node_modules/npm/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp']
npm ERR! error rolling back   errno: 3,
npm ERR! error rolling back   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! error rolling back   path: '/home/a_5mith/35hz/node_modules/npm/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp' }
npm ERR! Error: EACCES, unlink '/home/a_5mith/35hz/node_modules/npm/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp'
npm ERR!  { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/home/a_5mith/35hz/node_modules/npm/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp']
npm ERR!   errno: 3,
npm ERR!   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR!   path: '/home/a_5mith/35hz/node_modules/npm/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.

npm ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-24-generic
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! cwd /home/a_5mith/35hz
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.29
npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.14
npm ERR! path /home/a_5mith/35hz/node_modules/npm/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno 3
npm ERR! stack Error: EACCES, unlink '/home/a_5mith/35hz/node_modules/npm/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/a_5mith/35hz/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

I've managed to reset to 0.5.2 however Markdown hast gone.

[julian]

@a_5mith perchance are some of your files owned by root? XD

Reset it like so:

cd /path/to/nodebb 
chmod -R a5mith:a5mith . 

[a_5mith]

@julian
chmod: invalid mode: âa_5mith:a_5mithâ

Doesn't seem to like the spaces, or something. If they're removed, I get a missing operand.

[EisFrei]

try chown instead of chmod
and you need to run it as root

[julian]

Yes thanks @EisFrei I always get those two mixed up

[a_5mith]

@julian said:

Yes thanks @EisFrei I always get those two mixed up

Thanks @EisFrei that did it.

EDIT: Turns out it didn't, I now get permission denied on everything. I have to prefix everything with sudo.

@julian new error:

TypeError: Arguments to path.resolve must be strings
at Object.exports.resolve (path.js:313:15)
at mkdirP (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/mkdirp/index.js:15:14)
at Conf.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npmconf/lib/load-prefix.js:29:7)
at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npmconf/lib/find-prefix.js:11:7
at process._tickCallback (node.js:419:13)


/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:33
throw new Error('npm.load() required')
      ^
Error: npm.load() required
at Object.npm.config.get (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:33:11)
at exit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/error-handler.js:49:27)
at process.errorHandler (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/error-handler.js:316:3)
at process.emit (events.js:95:17)
at process._fatalException (node.js:272:26)
TypeError: Arguments to path.resolve must be strings
at Object.exports.resolve (path.js:313:15)
at mkdirP (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/mkdirp/index.js:15:14)
at Conf.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npmconf/lib/load-prefix.js:29:7)
at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npmconf/lib/find-prefix.js:11:7
at process._tickCallback (node.js:419:13)


/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:33
throw new Error('npm.load() required')
      ^
Error: npm.load() required
at Object.npm.config.get (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:33:11)
at exit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/error-handler.js:49:27)
at process.errorHandler (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/error-handler.js:316:3)
at process.emit (events.js:95:17)
at process._fatalException (node.js:272:26)

[julian]

@a_5mith did you actually set the user to the proper username?

It's the same username as the user you're logged in as, that you run nodebb under

[a_5mith]

@julian Yes. I did. Username on my Ubuntu is a_5mith.

I certainly didn't try just copy and pasting your commands the first time before I realised the error of my ways.

[a_5mith]

Bumping for a resolution to this. Two issues, I have no markdown on my forum, and I can't run commands without sudo, presumably because the above command broke my permissions.

[EisFrei]

Let's try to break this down

Take a look at the directory running ls -l /nodebb/directory. It should look like this:

-rw-r-----  1 a_5mith a_5mith [...]
drwxr-x--- 10 a_5mith a_5mith [...]

If you see a lot more dashes in the first few rows, running chmod probably messed up the file permissions.

----------  1 a_5mith a_5mith [...]
d--------- 10 a_5mith a_5mith [...]

Running chmod 770 -R /nodebb/directory should reenable your user's access to the files. The command is a bit broad and will make all files executable but it should do the trick.

-rwxrwx---  1 a_5mith a_5mith [...]
drwxrwx--- 10 a_5mith a_5mith [...]

[a_5mith]

@EisFrei I'm seeing the following, strangely, I didn't need to add sudo this time, not sure why, same account as I was having issues with before. Seems that's solved itself then.

-rwxr-xr-x 1 a_5mith a_5mith 10345 Oct 18 12:46 app.js
-rwxr-xr-x 1 a_5mith a_5mith 611 Oct 18 12:41 bcrypt.js
-rwxr-xr-x 1 a_5mith a_5mith 456 Jun 24 12:51 config.json
-rwxr-xr-x 1 a_5mith a_5mith 1210 Oct 18 12:41 CONTRIBUTING.md
drwxr-xr-x 3 a_5mith a_5mith 4096 Oct 18 12:41 install
-rwxr-xr-x 1 a_5mith a_5mith 35147 Jun 24 08:59 LICENSE
-rwxr-xr-x 1 a_5mith a_5mith 6281 Oct 18 12:46 loader.js
drwxr-xr-x 2 a_5mith a_5mith 4096 Sep 30 00:13 logs
-rwxr-xr-x 1 a_5mith a_5mith 1281 Oct 18 12:41 minifier.js
-rwxr-xr-x 1 a_5mith a_5mith 3033 Oct 18 12:41 nodebb
drwxr-xr-x 81 a_5mith a_5mith 4096 Oct 18 13:09 node_modules
-rwxr-xr-x 1 a_5mith a_5mith 2407 Oct 18 14:02 package.json
-rwxr-xr-x 1 a_5mith a_5mith 5 Oct 18 12:37 pidfile
drwxr-xr-x 10 a_5mith a_5mith 4096 Oct 18 13:06 public
-rwxr-xr-x 1 a_5mith a_5mith 5262 Sep 1 19:38 README.md
drwxr-xr-x 14 a_5mith a_5mith 4096 Oct 18 12:41 src
drwxr-xr-x 3 a_5mith a_5mith 4096 Oct 18 12:41 tests

Just the markdown issue now, @julian, care to shed some light on the markdown front?

NodeBB Essential Widgets
Installed 0.1.2 | Latest 0.1.2

Is this version too new for 0.5.2 (non master)

I also can't install plugins, error is similar to last time.

npm ERR! Error: EACCES, open '/home/a_5mith/.npm/argparse/0.1.15/package/package.json'
npm ERR!  { [Error: EACCES, open '/home/a_5mith/.npm/argparse/0.1.15/package/package.json']
npm ERR!   errno: 3,
npm ERR!   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR!   path: '/home/a_5mith/.npm/argparse/0.1.15/package/package.json',
npm ERR!   parent: 'remarkable' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-24-generic
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "nodebb-plugin-markdown"
npm ERR! cwd /home/a_5mith/35hz
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.29
npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.14
npm ERR! path /home/a_5mith/.npm/argparse/0.1.15/package/package.json
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno 3
npm ERR! stack Error: EACCES, open '/home/a_5mith/.npm/argparse/0.1.15/package/package.json'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/a_5mith/35hz/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

[julian]

I wonder if you're skittish about running commands I give you over the internet yet

cd /home/a_5mith
sudo chown -R a_5mith:a_5mith ./.npm

Then try re-installing markdown 0.0.7 again

[a_5mith]

@julian said:

I wonder if you're skittish about running commands I give you over the internet yet

Not until after I've run them and they don't work. That seems to have done the trick. I have paragraphs back, no more walls of text. for you and for @EisFrei

[julian]

@a_5mith what! No ?

[a_5mith]

@julian said:

@a_5mith what! No ?

Where do you think we are? Canada?

and because :crumpets: doesn't exist.

[julian]

@a_5mith :poutine: