npm ERR! Cannot find module './access-error.js'

Question

Anything I try to do with NPM, I end up with npm ERR! Cannot find module './access-error.js' npm ERR! Cannot find module './access-error.js' . Help!

I first noticed it when trying to install vue-chartjs . I ran npm install vue-chartjs chart.js --save like the docs said to do and got the error:

code/premium-poker-tools [master●] » npm install vue-chartjs chart.js --save
npm ERR! code MODULE_NOT_FOUND
npm ERR! Cannot find module './access-error.js'

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/adamzerner/.npm/_logs/2019-03-12T23_56_46_114Z-debug.log

Then I tried installing chart.js and vue-chartjs individually, but it gives me the same error.

Then I googled the issue. I tried :

rm -rf node_modules
npm install

and it didn't work.

I tried reinstalling NPM and it didn't work. I tried removing NPM via sudo npm uninstall npm -g and then planning on reinstalling it after, and it didn't work. Everything I do gives me the npm ERR! Cannot find module './access-error.js' npm ERR! Cannot find module './access-error.js' error.

Answer 1

This problem sounds very similar to one I had a few weeks ago.

What worked for me was removing Node.js from my Mac and reinstalling it, because installing Node.js installs npm as well.

Command used to remove Node.js: sudo rm -rf /usr/local/{bin/{node,npm},lib/node_modules/npm,lib/node,share/man/*/node.*}

Then just reinstall Node.js and everything should work again!

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

I faced the same problem. Found that the node version is different. Try the following: 1. nvm ls 2. nvm use <latest version available> Now baam .. it works.

Answer 3

Ran into the same issue. Was using Node v8.11.4 . Switched to Node v8.9.4 and it started working again...

Using NVM, I did the following:

nvm ls 
nvm install <different version>
nvm alias default <different version>

Best guess is that it wasn't 8.11 specifically, but something with my particular installation was messed up and using a fresh install fixed it.

Not very satisfying. ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯