dtrace-provider install error

[dfredell]

I'm unable to install the npm manta package on base-64-lts 17.4.0. This is a clean image and it happens every time. The WARN EACCES will just keep printing forever. Once I cancel the install via Ctl+C, and run the install again it finishes but then the manta commands can't load the dtrace-provider module.

Versions

[root@smartos-fun ~]# npm version
{ npm: '5.5.1',
  ares: '1.13.0',
  cldr: '32.0.1',
  http_parser: '2.7.0',
  icu: '60.2',
  modules: '59',
  nghttp2: '1.25.0',
  node: '9.3.0',
  openssl: '1.0.2n',
  tz: '2017c',
  unicode: '10.0',
  uv: '1.18.0',
  v8: '6.2.414.46-node.15',
  zlib: '1.2.11' }
[root@smartos-fun ~]# node -v
v9.3.0
[root@smartos-fun ~]# uname -a
SunOS smartos-fun 5.11 joyent_20180525T172343Z i86pc i386 i86pc Solaris
[root@smartos-fun /opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta]# npm list
manta@5.1.1 /opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta
├── assert-plus@1.0.0
├── backoff@2.3.0
├─┬ bunyan@1.8.12
│ ├── dtrace-provider@0.8.7 deduped
│ ├── moment@2.13.0 deduped
│ ├─┬ mv@2.1.1
│ │ ├─┬ mkdirp@0.5.1
│ │ │ └── minimist@0.0.8
│ │ ├── ncp@2.0.0
│ │ └─┬ rimraf@2.4.5
│ │   └─┬ glob@6.0.4
│ │     ├─┬ inflight@1.0.6
│ │     │ ├── once@1.3.3 deduped
│ │     │ └── wrappy@1.0.2 deduped
│ │     ├── inherits@2.0.3 deduped
│ │     ├─┬ minimatch@3.0.4
│ │     │ └─┬ brace-expansion@1.1.11
│ │     │   ├── balanced-match@1.0.0
│ │     │   └── concat-map@0.0.1
│ │     ├── once@1.3.3 deduped
│ │     └── path-is-absolute@1.0.1
│ └── safe-json-stringify@1.2.0
├── clone@0.1.19
├─┬ cmdln@4.1.2
│ ├── assert-plus@1.0.0 deduped
│ ├── dashdash@1.14.1 deduped
│ ├── extsprintf@1.4.0 deduped
│ ├── fuzzyset.js@0.0.1
│ └── verror@1.10.0 deduped
├─┬ dashdash@1.14.1
│ └── assert-plus@1.0.0 deduped
├─┬ dtrace-provider@0.8.7
│ └── nan@2.10.0
├── extsprintf@1.4.0
├── hogan.js@2.0.0
├─┬ jsprim@1.4.1
│ ├── assert-plus@1.0.0 deduped
│ ├── extsprintf@1.3.0
│ ├── json-schema@0.2.3
│ └── verror@1.10.0 deduped
├─┬ lomstream@1.1.0
│ ├── assert-plus@0.1.5
│ ├── extsprintf@1.3.0
│ └─┬ vstream@0.1.0
│   ├── assert-plus@0.1.5
│   └── extsprintf@1.2.0
├─┬ lstream@0.0.4
│ └── readable-stream@1.1.14 deduped
├── mime@1.2.11
├── moment@2.13.0
├─┬ once@1.3.3
│ └── wrappy@1.0.2
├── path-platform@0.0.1
├─┬ progbar@1.2.0
│ ├── assert-plus@0.1.5
│ ├─┬ readable-stream@1.0.34
│ │ ├── core-util-is@1.0.2 deduped
│ │ ├── inherits@2.0.3 deduped
│ │ ├── isarray@0.0.1 deduped
│ │ └── string_decoder@0.10.31 deduped
│ └── sprintf@0.1.5
├─┬ readable-stream@1.1.14
│ ├── core-util-is@1.0.2
│ ├── inherits@2.0.3
│ ├── isarray@0.0.1
│ └── string_decoder@0.10.31
├─┬ restify-clients@1.4.1
│ ├── assert-plus@1.0.0 deduped
│ ├─┬ backoff@2.5.0
│ │ └── precond@0.2.3
│ ├── bunyan@1.8.12 deduped
│ ├─┬ dtrace-provider@0.7.1
│ │ └── nan@2.10.0 deduped
│ ├── keep-alive-agent@0.0.1
│ ├── lodash@4.17.10
│ ├─┬ lru-cache@4.1.3
│ │ ├── pseudomap@1.0.2
│ │ └── yallist@2.1.2
│ ├── mime@1.6.0
│ ├── node-uuid@1.4.8
│ ├── once@1.3.3 deduped
│ ├─┬ restify-errors@3.1.0
│ │ ├── assert-plus@0.2.0
│ │ ├── lodash@3.10.1
│ │ └── verror@1.10.0 deduped
│ ├── semver@5.5.0
│ └── tunnel-agent@0.4.3
├─┬ showdown@1.4.4
│ └─┬ yargs@3.32.0
│   ├── camelcase@2.1.1
│   ├─┬ cliui@3.2.0
│   │ ├── string-width@1.0.2 deduped
│   │ ├─┬ strip-ansi@3.0.1
│   │ │ └── ansi-regex@2.1.1
│   │ └─┬ wrap-ansi@2.1.0
│   │   ├── string-width@1.0.2 deduped
│   │   └── strip-ansi@3.0.1 deduped
│   ├── decamelize@1.2.0
│   ├─┬ os-locale@1.4.0
│   │ └─┬ lcid@1.0.0
│   │   └── invert-kv@1.0.0
│   ├─┬ string-width@1.0.2
│   │ ├── code-point-at@1.1.0
│   │ ├─┬ is-fullwidth-code-point@1.0.0
│   │ │ └── number-is-nan@1.0.1
│   │ └── strip-ansi@3.0.1 deduped
│   ├── window-size@0.1.4
│   └── y18n@3.2.1
├─┬ smartdc-auth@2.5.7
│ ├── assert-plus@1.0.0 deduped
│ ├── bunyan@1.8.12 deduped
│ ├── clone@0.1.5
│ ├─┬ dashdash@1.10.1
│ │ └── assert-plus@0.1.5
│ ├─┬ http-signature@1.2.0
│ │ ├── assert-plus@1.0.0 deduped
│ │ ├── jsprim@1.4.1 deduped
│ │ └── sshpk@1.14.2 deduped
│ ├── once@1.3.0
│ ├─┬ sshpk@1.14.2
│ │ ├── asn1@0.2.3
│ │ ├── assert-plus@1.0.0 deduped
│ │ ├─┬ bcrypt-pbkdf@1.0.2
│ │ │ └── tweetnacl@0.14.5 deduped
│ │ ├── dashdash@1.14.1 deduped
│ │ ├─┬ ecc-jsbn@0.1.2
│ │ │ ├── jsbn@0.1.1 deduped
│ │ │ └── safer-buffer@2.1.2 deduped
│ │ ├─┬ getpass@0.1.7
│ │ │ └── assert-plus@1.0.0 deduped
│ │ ├── jsbn@0.1.1
│ │ ├── safer-buffer@2.1.2
│ │ └── tweetnacl@0.14.5
│ ├─┬ sshpk-agent@1.7.0
│ │ ├── assert-plus@1.0.0 deduped
│ │ ├─┬ mooremachine@2.2.1
│ │ │ ├── assert-plus@0.2.0
│ │ │ └── dtrace-provider@0.8.7 deduped
│ │ ├─┬ readable-stream@2.3.6
│ │ │ ├── core-util-is@1.0.2 deduped
│ │ │ ├── inherits@2.0.3 deduped
│ │ │ ├── isarray@1.0.0
│ │ │ ├── process-nextick-args@2.0.0
│ │ │ ├── safe-buffer@5.1.2
│ │ │ ├─┬ string_decoder@1.1.1
│ │ │ │ └── safe-buffer@5.1.2 deduped
│ │ │ └── util-deprecate@1.0.2
│ │ ├── sshpk@1.14.2 deduped
│ │ └── verror@1.10.0 deduped
│ └─┬ vasync@1.4.3
│   ├─┬ jsprim@0.3.0
│   │ ├── extsprintf@1.0.0
│   │ ├── json-schema@0.2.2
│   │ └─┬ verror@1.3.3
│   │   └── extsprintf@1.0.0 deduped
│   └─┬ verror@1.1.0
│     └── extsprintf@1.0.0 deduped
├── strsplit@1.0.0
├─┬ tar@2.2.1
│ ├─┬ block-stream@0.0.9
│ │ └── inherits@2.0.3 deduped
│ ├─┬ fstream@1.0.11
│ │ ├── graceful-fs@4.1.11
│ │ ├── inherits@2.0.3 deduped
│ │ ├── mkdirp@0.5.1 deduped
│ │ └── rimraf@2.4.5 deduped
│ └── inherits@2.0.3 deduped
├── uuid@2.0.3
├─┬ vasync@1.6.4
│ └─┬ verror@1.6.0
│   └── extsprintf@1.2.0
├─┬ verror@1.10.0
│ ├── assert-plus@1.0.0 deduped
│ ├── core-util-is@1.0.2 deduped
│ └── extsprintf@1.4.0 deduped
└─┬ watershed@0.3.4
  ├── dtrace-provider@0.8.7 deduped
  └── readable-stream@1.0.2

Install Log

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                   /  ; Instance (base-64-lts 17.4.0)
                   `-'  https://docs.joyent.com/images/smartos/base

[root@smartos-fun ~]# npm install manta -g > manta.log
npm WARN deprecated sprintf@0.1.5: The sprintf package is deprecated in favor of sprintf-js.
npm WARN deprecated node-uuid@1.4.8: Use uuid module instead
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] moment has the following vulnerability: 1 low. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=moment&version=2.13.0 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] lodash has the following vulnerability: 1 low. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=lodash&version=3.10.1 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] mime has the following vulnerability: 1 moderate. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=mime&version=1.2.11 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] tunnel-agent has the following vulnerability: 1 moderate. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=tunnel-agent&version=0.4.3 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir "/root/.node-gyp/9.3.0"
gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp"
gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp/9.3.0"
gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp"
gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp/9.3.0"
gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp"
gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp/9.3.0"
gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp"
gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp/9.3.0"
gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp"
gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp/9.3.0"
gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp"
gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp/9.3.0"
gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir "/opt/local/lib/node_modules/manta/node_modules/dtrace-provider/.node-gyp"

[dfredell]

As suggested over on chrisa/node-dtrace-provider#105 I can install without the -g flag. I tried that and it works, so I will just do that for now.

[jperkin]

Yeh this is nodejs/node-gyp#454 which unfortunately the nodejs folks have no intention of fixing even though it's a blatant bug which users assume is an issue at our end, either with our nodejs modules or our software packages.

Your options are either to use unsafe permissions or not install globally, sorry.