.npmrc permission denied every time I open the terminal

Question

I've been getting this annoying error everytime I open a new terminal window or tab saying:

bash: /.npmrc: Permission denied

And that is it, I have been trying to find a solution (unsuccessfully) for some time now. I've found that people had issue with other files but not with .npmrc. I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 if it is of any help.

Thanks!

Which command in your bash startup files produces the error message? Also post how you configured your Terminal to start bash. — user1934428, Jul 12 '23 at 09:02

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 12 '23 at 08:32

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Did you try sudo chown -Rv ${USER}:${USER} /.npmrc ?

answered Jul 12 '23 at 08:32

Antonio Petricca

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Incredible, it worked!! But what could have caused it? – Mehmed Duhovic Jul 12 '23 at 08:39
This is not so incredible, this is how unix file systems work. :) – Antonio Petricca Jul 12 '23 at 08:40

.npmrc permission denied every time I open the terminal

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