how to fix 'npm link npm --local'

[wuchang1123]

[email protected] install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/anvil.js
npm link npm --local

npm WARN prefer global [email protected] should be installed with -g
npm ERR! Error: EACCES, symlink '../npm/bin/npm-cli.js'
npm ERR! { [Error: EACCES, symlink '../npm/bin/npm-cli.js'] errno: 3, code: 'EACCES', path: '../npm/bin/npm-cli.js' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.

npm ERR! System Darwin 12.3.0
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "link" "npm" "--local"
npm ERR! cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/anvil.js
npm ERR! node -v v0.8.4
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.45
npm ERR! path ../npm/bin/npm-cli.js
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno 3
npm ERR! stack Error: EACCES, symlink '../npm/bin/npm-cli.js'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /usr/local/lib/node_modules/anvil.js/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0
npm ERR! [email protected] install: npm link npm --local
npm ERR! sh "-c" "npm link npm --local" failed with 3
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the anvil.js package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! npm link npm --local
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls anvil.js
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! System Darwin 12.3.0
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "anvil.js" "-g"
npm ERR! cwd /Users/chinhai
npm ERR! node -v v0.8.4
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.45
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/chinhai/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

[dcneiner]

@wuchang1123 Was your version of node installed with homebrew? I think there are some file permission issues that come up with the homebrew installed node. I believe when node is installed via nvm there is not this problem. I don't know of any other work arounds, but you see this line indicates a permissions issue.

npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.

[eliperelman]

Please see the end of #45 for some tips that might work for you.

[dcneiner]

Awesome @eliperelman

[wuchang1123]

@dcneiner @eliperelman,thanks all. i will try later.