bower-github.json

[mojiAh]

Hey guys,
I was trying to install a package trough bower, this is my first time that I use bower.
after trying bower install command I received this weird message.please let me know if you know how can I handle it. the message was this:
Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/Users/mySystem/.config/configstore/bower-github.json'
You don't have access to this file.

at Error (native)
at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:549:18)
at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:397:15)
at Object.create.all.get (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/bower/lib/node_modules/configstore/index.js:35:26)
at Object.Configstore (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/bower/lib/node_modules/configstore/index.js:28:44)
at readCachedConfig (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/bower/lib/config.js:19:23)
at defaultConfig (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/bower/lib/config.js:11:12)
at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/bower/lib/index.js:16:32)
at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10) 

[prappo]

Did you try with sudo ?
sudo bower install --allow-root
sudo bower install <package>

[mojiAh]

Thanks for your help. Actually I tried all kind of command and finally just below command worked for me

sudo bower update -a

[modymok]

Hi @prappo
I have the same problem, and i tried the "sudo bower install --allow-root" . it gave me and error " bower ENOENT No bower.json present"
it's not my first time to install packages with bower !!

Thanks

[prappo]

Try
bower init
if it dose not work then try this
sudo chown -R <user>:<user> /home/<user>/.config/configstore
example => sudo chown -R prappo:prappo /home/prappo/.config/configstore
then ,
bower init
bower install <package>
hopefully it would work

[sgaurav19928]

@prappo :After
sudo chown -R <user>:<user> /home/<user>/.config/configstore
bower init
...
there are multiple questions out there such as:

name
description
...
? set currently installed components as dependencies?
? add commonly ignored files to ignore list?
? would you like to mark this package as private which prevents it from being accidentally published to the registry?
...

how to work out with this questions.

[prakashkhadka]

sudo bower init --allow-root
That worked for me

[gareththomasnz]

It works for me using sudo bower install --allow-root but its not using the bowerrc directory

[kelvin4incubit]

i keep having this error and i don't know why, is there a way i could solve this
There is an error in your gulpfile: Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/Users/.config/configstore/bower-github.json'

[kelvin4incubit]

i have solved it by changing the permission to my root home so i dont have to use sudo anymore

[janaka120]

this work for me.
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.config
sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.cache

[zulrich91]

I changed the ownership of the file from root to a normal user and It worked for me

chown -hR YOURUSERNAME /Users/mySystem/.config/configstore/bower-github.json

[Hbharti]

Try this
sudo chown -R *