Running NodeBB results in: "TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'access'"

[MarximusMG]

Just trying to set up a second droplet on Digital Ocean running NodeBB (first was successfully setup), but for some reason I'm getting this error this time around. I'm following the recommended tutorial and have not done anything differently from the given steps with the exception of choosing redis instead of the default (mongodb) during the node app --setup step. (which is also what I did in my previous NodeBB install that was successful).

I've checked the outputs of each step, and everything's good until this step

which outputs the following:

npm WARN engine postcss@5.0.14: wanted: {"node":">=0.12"} (current: {"node":"0.10.37","npm":"1.4.28"})
npm WARN deprecated lodash@0.9.2: lodash@<2.0.0 is no longer maintained. Upgrade to lodash@^3.0.0
npm WARN deprecated lodash@1.0.2: lodash@<2.0.0 is no longer maintained. Upgrade to lodash@^3.0.0
npm WARN engine cryptiles@2.0.5: wanted: {"node":">=0.10.40"} (current: {"node":"0.10.37","npm":"1.4.28"})
npm WARN engine hoek@2.16.3: wanted: {"node":">=0.10.40"} (current: {"node":"0.10.37","npm":"1.4.28"})
npm WARN engine boom@2.10.1: wanted: {"node":">=0.10.40"} (current: {"node":"0.10.37","npm":"1.4.28"})
\
> kerberos@0.0.18 install /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/mongodb/node_modules/kerberos
> (node-gyp rebuild) || (exit 0)

make: Entering directory `/home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/mongodb/node_modules/kerberos/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/kerberos/lib/kerberos.o
In file included from ../lib/kerberos.cc:1:0:
../lib/kerberos.h:5:27: fatal error: gssapi/gssapi.h: No such file or directory
 #include <gssapi/gssapi.h>
                           ^
compilation terminated.
make: *** [Release/obj.target/kerberos/lib/kerberos.o] Error 1
make: Leaving directory `/home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/mongodb/node_modules/kerberos/build'
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack    at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:267:23)
gyp ERR! stack    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:98:17)
gyp ERR! stack    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:820:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-71-generic
gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/mongodb/node_modules/kerberos
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.37
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v1.0.1
gyp ERR! not ok
connect-flash@0.1.1 node_modules/connect-flash

connect-ensure-login@0.1.1 node_modules/connect-ensure-login

nodemailer-sendmail-transport@1.0.0 node_modules/nodemailer-sendmail-transport

socketio-wildcard@0.3.0 node_modules/socketio-wildcard

nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default@0.1.5 node_modules/nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default

daemon@1.1.0 node_modules/daemon

nodebb-rewards-essentials@0.0.6 node_modules/nodebb-rewards-essentials

toobusy-js@0.4.3 node_modules/toobusy-js

mime@1.3.4 node_modules/mime

colors@1.1.2 node_modules/colors

minimist@1.2.0 node_modules/minimist

cookie-parser@1.4.1 node_modules/cookie-parser
├── cookie-signature@1.0.6
└── cookie@0.2.3

passport-local@1.0.0 node_modules/passport-local
└── passport-strategy@1.0.0

serve-favicon@2.3.0 node_modules/serve-favicon
├── fresh@0.3.0
├── parseurl@1.3.1
├── ms@0.7.1
└── etag@1.7.0

underscore@1.8.3 node_modules/underscore

underscore.deep@0.5.1 node_modules/underscore.deep

sitemap@1.5.0 node_modules/sitemap
└── url-join@0.0.1

semver@5.1.0 node_modules/semver

passport@0.3.2 node_modules/passport
├── pause@0.0.1
└── passport-strategy@1.0.0

nodebb-widget-essentials@2.0.5 node_modules/nodebb-widget-essentials

express-useragent@0.2.4 node_modules/express-useragent

async@1.5.2 node_modules/async

lru-cache@4.0.0 node_modules/lru-cache
├── pseudomap@1.0.2
└── yallist@2.0.0

validator@4.5.1 node_modules/validator

nodebb-plugin-mentions@1.0.14 node_modules/nodebb-plugin-mentions

nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone@0.4.5 node_modules/nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone
├── project-honeypot@0.0.0
├── akismet@1.0.0
└── simple-recaptcha@1.0.0

connect-redis@3.0.2 node_modules/connect-redis
└── debug@2.2.0 (ms@0.7.1)

csurf@1.8.3 node_modules/csurf
├── cookie@0.1.3
├── cookie-signature@1.0.6
├── http-errors@1.3.1 (inherits@2.0.1, statuses@1.2.1)
└── csrf@3.0.0 (rndm@1.1.1, base64-url@1.2.1, uid-safe@2.0.0, scmp@1.0.0)

mkdirp@0.5.1 node_modules/mkdirp
└── minimist@0.0.8

xregexp@3.0.0 node_modules/xregexp

nodebb-plugin-composer-default@3.0.1 node_modules/nodebb-plugin-composer-default

string@3.3.1 node_modules/string

bcryptjs@2.3.0 node_modules/bcryptjs

nodebb-theme-lavender@3.0.2 node_modules/nodebb-theme-lavender

express-session@1.13.0 node_modules/express-session
├── utils-merge@1.0.0
├── parseurl@1.3.1
├── cookie@0.2.3
├── cookie-signature@1.0.6
├── on-headers@1.0.1
├── crc@3.4.0
├── uid-safe@2.0.0 (base64-url@1.2.1)
├── depd@1.1.0
└── debug@2.2.0 (ms@0.7.1)

logrotate-stream@0.2.5 node_modules/logrotate-stream
├── byt@0.1.0
├── log-rotate@0.2.7
└── optimist@0.6.1 (wordwrap@0.0.3, minimist@0.0.10)

rimraf@2.5.0 node_modules/rimraf
└── glob@6.0.4 (path-is-absolute@1.0.0, inherits@2.0.1, once@1.3.3, inflight@1.0.4, minimatch@3.0.0)

morgan@1.6.1 node_modules/morgan
├── on-headers@1.0.1
├── basic-auth@1.0.3
├── depd@1.0.1
├── on-finished@2.3.0 (ee-first@1.1.1)
└── debug@2.2.0 (ms@0.7.1)

winston@2.1.1 node_modules/winston
├── cycle@1.0.3
├── stack-trace@0.0.9
├── eyes@0.1.8
├── isstream@0.1.2
├── async@1.0.0
├── pkginfo@0.3.1
└── colors@1.0.3

rss@1.2.1 node_modules/rss
├── xml@1.0.0
└── mime-types@2.1.9 (mime-db@1.21.0)

html-to-text@1.5.1 node_modules/html-to-text
├── underscore.string@2.4.0
├── htmlparser@1.7.7
└── optimist@0.6.1 (wordwrap@0.0.3, minimist@0.0.10)

connect-mongo@1.1.0 node_modules/connect-mongo
└── bluebird@3.1.1

compression@1.6.1 node_modules/compression
├── vary@1.1.0
├── bytes@2.2.0
├── on-headers@1.0.1
├── compressible@2.0.7 (mime-db@1.21.0)
├── debug@2.2.0 (ms@0.7.1)
└── accepts@1.3.1 (negotiator@0.6.0, mime-types@2.1.9)

redis@2.4.2 node_modules/redis
├── double-ended-queue@2.1.0-0
└── redis-commands@1.0.2

prompt@0.2.14 node_modules/prompt
├── revalidator@0.1.8
├── pkginfo@0.3.1
├── read@1.0.7 (mute-stream@0.0.5)
├── utile@0.2.1 (deep-equal@1.0.1, ncp@0.4.2, async@0.2.10, i@0.3.4)
└── winston@0.8.3 (cycle@1.0.3, stack-trace@0.0.9, eyes@0.1.8, isstream@0.1.2, colors@0.6.2, async@0.2.10)

nconf@0.8.2 node_modules/nconf
├── ini@1.3.4
└── yargs@3.32.0 (camelcase@2.0.1, window-size@0.1.4, y18n@3.2.0, decamelize@1.1.2, os-locale@1.4.0, cliui@3.1.0, string-width@1.0.1)

socket.io-client@1.4.4 node_modules/socket.io-client
├── to-array@0.1.3
├── indexof@0.0.1
├── component-emitter@1.2.0
├── component-bind@1.0.0
├── backo2@1.0.2
├── object-component@0.0.3
├── has-binary@0.1.7 (isarray@0.0.1)
├── parseuri@0.0.4 (better-assert@1.0.2)
├── socket.io-parser@2.2.5 (isarray@0.0.1, component-emitter@1.1.2, json3@3.3.2, benchmark@1.0.0)
├── engine.io-client@1.6.7 (yeast@0.1.2, component-inherit@0.0.3, has-cors@1.1.0, component-emitter@1.1.2, xmlhttprequest-ssl@1.5.1, parseqs@0.0.2, parsejson@0.0.1, engine.io-parser@1.2.4, ws@1.0.1)
└── debug@2.2.0 (ms@0.7.1)

nodemailer@2.0.0 node_modules/nodemailer
├── nodemailer-smtp-transport@2.0.0 (nodemailer-wellknown@0.1.7, clone@1.0.2, smtp-connection@2.0.0)
├── nodemailer-shared@1.0.2 (nodemailer-fetch@1.0.0)
├── nodemailer-direct-transport@2.0.0 (smtp-connection@2.0.0)
├── nodemailer-smtp-pool@2.0.0 (nodemailer-wellknown@0.1.7, clone@1.0.2, smtp-connection@2.0.0)
├── mailcomposer@3.0.1 (buildmail@3.0.1)
└── libmime@2.0.0 (libbase64@0.1.0, libqp@1.1.0, iconv-lite@0.4.13)

mocha@1.13.0 node_modules/mocha
├── diff@1.0.7
├── growl@1.7.0
├── commander@0.6.1
├── mkdirp@0.3.5
├── debug@2.2.0 (ms@0.7.1)
├── glob@3.2.3 (graceful-fs@2.0.3, inherits@2.0.1, minimatch@0.2.14)
└── jade@0.26.3 (mkdirp@0.3.0)

request@2.67.0 node_modules/request
├── is-typedarray@1.0.0
├── aws-sign2@0.6.0
├── forever-agent@0.6.1
├── caseless@0.11.0
├── stringstream@0.0.5
├── tunnel-agent@0.4.2
├── oauth-sign@0.8.0
├── form-data@1.0.0-rc3
├── isstream@0.1.2
├── json-stringify-safe@5.0.1
├── extend@3.0.0
├── node-uuid@1.4.7
├── combined-stream@1.0.5 (delayed-stream@1.0.0)
├── qs@5.2.0
├── tough-cookie@2.2.1
├── bl@1.0.1 (readable-stream@2.0.5)
├── mime-types@2.1.9 (mime-db@1.21.0)
├── har-validator@2.0.6 (pinkie-promise@2.0.0, commander@2.9.0, chalk@1.1.1, is-my-json-valid@2.12.4)
├── http-signature@1.1.0 (assert-plus@0.1.5, jsprim@1.2.2, sshpk@1.7.3)
└── hawk@3.1.3 (cryptiles@2.0.5, sntp@1.0.9, boom@2.10.1, hoek@2.16.3)

grunt-contrib-watch@0.6.1 node_modules/grunt-contrib-watch
├── async@0.2.10
├── tiny-lr-fork@0.0.5 (debug@0.7.4, faye-websocket@0.4.4, noptify@0.0.3, qs@0.5.6)
├── gaze@0.5.2 (globule@0.1.0)
└── lodash@2.4.2

socket.io-redis@1.0.0 node_modules/socket.io-redis
├── uid2@0.0.3
├── async@0.9.0
├── msgpack-js@0.3.0 (bops@0.0.7)
├── debug@2.2.0 (ms@0.7.1)
├── redis@2.3.0 (double-ended-queue@2.1.0-0)
└── socket.io-adapter@0.4.0 (socket.io-parser@2.2.2)

nodebb-theme-vanilla@5.0.32 node_modules/nodebb-theme-vanilla

templates.js@0.3.1 node_modules/templates.js

connect-multiparty@2.0.0 node_modules/connect-multiparty
├── on-finished@2.3.0 (ee-first@1.1.1)
├── qs@4.0.0
├── multiparty@4.1.2 (fd-slicer@1.0.1)
└── type-is@1.6.10 (media-typer@0.3.0, mime-types@2.1.9)

nodebb-theme-persona@4.0.63 node_modules/nodebb-theme-persona

socket.io@1.4.4 node_modules/socket.io
├── has-binary@0.1.7 (isarray@0.0.1)
├── debug@2.2.0 (ms@0.7.1)
├── socket.io-parser@2.2.6 (isarray@0.0.1, component-emitter@1.1.2, json3@3.3.2, benchmark@1.0.0)
├── engine.io@1.6.7 (base64id@0.1.0, engine.io-parser@1.2.4, ws@1.0.1, accepts@1.1.4)
└── socket.io-adapter@0.4.0 (socket.io-parser@2.2.2)

postcss@5.0.14 node_modules/postcss
├── supports-color@3.1.2 (has-flag@1.0.0)
├── js-base64@2.1.9
└── source-map@0.5.3

body-parser@1.14.2 node_modules/body-parser
├── bytes@2.2.0
├── content-type@1.0.1
├── depd@1.1.0
├── raw-body@2.1.5 (unpipe@1.0.0)
├── on-finished@2.3.0 (ee-first@1.1.1)
├── qs@5.2.0
├── http-errors@1.3.1 (statuses@1.2.1, inherits@2.0.1)
├── iconv-lite@0.4.13
├── debug@2.2.0 (ms@0.7.1)
└── type-is@1.6.10 (media-typer@0.3.0, mime-types@2.1.9)

express@4.13.4 node_modules/express
├── escape-html@1.0.3
├── utils-merge@1.0.0
├── array-flatten@1.1.1
├── cookie-signature@1.0.6
├── fresh@0.3.0
├── merge-descriptors@1.0.1
├── methods@1.1.2
├── parseurl@1.3.1
├── range-parser@1.0.3
├── vary@1.0.1
├── content-type@1.0.1
├── etag@1.7.0
├── path-to-regexp@0.1.7
├── cookie@0.1.5
├── content-disposition@0.5.1
├── serve-static@1.10.2
├── depd@1.1.0
├── on-finished@2.3.0 (ee-first@1.1.1)
├── finalhandler@0.4.1 (unpipe@1.0.0)
├── qs@4.0.0
├── proxy-addr@1.0.10 (forwarded@0.1.0, ipaddr.js@1.0.5)
├── send@0.13.1 (destroy@1.0.4, statuses@1.2.1, ms@0.7.1, http-errors@1.3.1)
├── debug@2.2.0 (ms@0.7.1)
├── accepts@1.2.13 (negotiator@0.5.3, mime-types@2.1.9)
└── type-is@1.6.10 (media-typer@0.3.0, mime-types@2.1.9)

uglify-js@2.6.1 node_modules/uglify-js
├── uglify-to-browserify@1.0.2
├── async@0.2.10
├── yargs@3.10.0 (window-size@0.1.0, camelcase@1.2.1, decamelize@1.1.2, cliui@2.1.0)
└── source-map@0.5.3

jimp@0.2.21 node_modules/jimp
├── read-chunk@1.0.1
├── file-type@3.5.0
├── bmp-js@0.0.1
├── url-regex@3.1.0 (ip-regex@1.0.3)
├── stream-to-buffer@0.1.0 (stream-to@0.2.2)
├── es6-promise@3.0.2
├── bignumber.js@2.1.4
├── exif-parser@0.1.9
├── tinycolor2@1.3.0
├── pngjs@2.2.0
├── pixelmatch@4.0.1
└── jpeg-js@0.1.1

grunt@0.4.5 node_modules/grunt
├── which@1.0.9
├── dateformat@1.0.2-1.2.3
├── eventemitter2@0.4.14
├── getobject@0.1.0
├── rimraf@2.2.8
├── colors@0.6.2
├── async@0.1.22
├── grunt-legacy-util@0.2.0
├── hooker@0.2.3
├── exit@0.1.2
├── nopt@1.0.10 (abbrev@1.0.7)
├── minimatch@0.2.14 (sigmund@1.0.1, lru-cache@2.7.3)
├── glob@3.1.21 (inherits@1.0.2, graceful-fs@1.2.3)
├── lodash@0.9.2
├── coffee-script@1.3.3
├── underscore.string@2.2.1
├── iconv-lite@0.2.11
├── js-yaml@2.0.5 (argparse@0.1.16, esprima@1.0.4)
├── grunt-legacy-log@0.1.3 (grunt-legacy-log-utils@0.1.1, underscore.string@2.3.3, lodash@2.4.2)
└── findup-sync@0.1.3 (glob@3.2.11, lodash@2.4.2)

nodebb-plugin-markdown@4.0.16 node_modules/nodebb-plugin-markdown
└── markdown-it@4.4.0 (uc.micro@1.0.0, linkify-it@1.2.0, mdurl@1.0.1, entities@1.1.1, argparse@1.0.4)

nodebb-plugin-dbsearch@0.3.1 node_modules/nodebb-plugin-dbsearch
└── redisearch@0.0.6 (redis@0.12.1, natural@0.2.1)

less@2.5.3 node_modules/less
├── graceful-fs@3.0.8
├── image-size@0.3.5
├── promise@6.1.0 (asap@1.0.0)
├── errno@0.1.4 (prr@0.0.0)
└── source-map@0.4.4 (amdefine@1.0.0)

cron@1.1.0 node_modules/cron
└── moment-timezone@0.3.1 (moment@2.11.1)

autoprefixer@6.3.1 node_modules/autoprefixer
├── normalize-range@0.1.2
├── num2fraction@1.2.2
├── postcss-value-parser@3.2.3
├── browserslist@1.1.1
└── caniuse-db@1.0.30000391

nodebb-plugin-emoji-extended@0.5.0 node_modules/nodebb-plugin-emoji-extended
└── emoji-parser@0.1.1 (wrench@1.5.8)

mongodb@2.1.4 node_modules/mongodb
├── es6-promise@3.0.2
├── readable-stream@1.0.31 (isarray@0.0.1, inherits@2.0.1, string_decoder@0.10.31, core-util-is@1.0.2)
├── kerberos@0.0.18 (nan@2.0.9)
└── mongodb-core@1.2.32 (bson@0.4.21)

I did not address the errors, as I've been following the tutorial strictly, and I didn't have any issue such as this with the first NodeBB install. Then, when I proceed to this step

I get this:

22/1 15:01 [27944] - info: NodeBB v0.9.3 Copyright (C) 2013-2014 NodeBB Inc.
22/1 15:01 [27944] - info: This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
22/1 15:01 [27944] - info: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
22/1 15:01 [27944] - info:
22/1 15:01 [27944] - info: Time: Fri Jan 22 2016 15:01:10 GMT-0500 (EST)
22/1 15:01 [27944] - info: Initializing NodeBB v0.9.3
22/1 15:01 [27944] - error: TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'access'
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/src/plugins.js:168:9
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:407:13
    at async.forEachOf.async.eachOf (/home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:233:13)
    at _filter (/home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:406:9)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:337:20)
    at async.waterfall.async.each.utils.walk.pluginTemplates.forEach.tplName (/home/mark/mynodebb/src/plugins.js:167:11)
    at fn (/home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:746:34)
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:1213:16
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:166:37
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:706:43
TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'access'
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/src/plugins.js:168:9
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:407:13
    at async.forEachOf.async.eachOf (/home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:233:13)
    at _filter (/home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:406:9)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:337:20)
    at async.waterfall.async.each.utils.walk.pluginTemplates.forEach.tplName (/home/mark/mynodebb/src/plugins.js:167:11)
    at fn (/home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:746:34)
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:1213:16
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:166:37
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:706:43
22/1 15:01 [27944] - info: [app] Shutdown (SIGTERM/SIGINT) Initialised.
22/1 15:01 [27944] - info: [app] Database connection closed.

net.js:1237
    throw new Error('Not running');
          ^
Error: Not running
    at Server.close (net.js:1237:11)
    at shutdown (/home/mark/mynodebb/app.js:307:36)
    at process.<anonymous> (/home/mark/mynodebb/app.js:176:3)
    at process.emit (events.js:95:17)
    at process._fatalException (node.js:301:26)
mark@lifesweetened:~/mynodebb$
events.js:72
        throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
              ^
Error: channel closed
    at process.target.send (child_process.js:406:26)
    at minifyScripts (/home/mark/mynodebb/minifier.js:55:11)
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/minifier.js:23:4
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:414:13
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:52:16
    at done (/home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:246:17)
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:44:16
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:411:17
    at /home/mark/mynodebb/src/file.js:72:3
    at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:108:15)

I've spent several hours in these forums as well as others trying to find someone who's posted a similar issue (I've also destroyed the droplet and started over fresh 4 times), but am having no luck yet.

[A Former User]

The NodeJS version you are using is outdated. You should upgrade to the LTS (NodeJS 4.X) or stable (NodeJS 5.X) branch.

Simply run these 2 commands for Ubuntu:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

However, be sure to uninstall & purge your current NodeJS installation by using:
apt-get remove node*
apt-get remove npm* (just to verify)
apt-get purge node*
apt-get purge npm*

[julian]

Hm, there actually should be no reason NodeBB can't be installed with v0.11, in fact, it is our supported engine at the moment...

[julian]

Looks like a bug with latest.

[MarximusMG]

@AOKP thank you, thank you, thank you! Did this and was able to run NodeBB without issue.

@julian I was curious about that, as I had no issues with a fresh install yesterday.