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"npm install -g newman" command is not working for installing newman in windows

Installation fails using

This is the output

The operation was rejected by your operating system. It's possible that the file was already in use (by a text editor or antivirus), or that you lack permissions to access it.

If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running the command again as root/Administrator (though this is not recommended).

C:\Users\Atanu>npm install -g newman
npm ERR! path C:\Program Files\Vbrick\nodejs\node_modules\.staging
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! errno -4048
npm ERR! syscall mkdir
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, 
         mkdir 'C:\Program Files\Vbrick\nodejs\node_modules\.staging'
npm ERR!  { [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, 
         mkdir 'C:\Program Files\Vbrick\nodejs\node_modules\.staging']
npm ERR!   cause:
npm ERR!    { Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, 
   mkdir 'C:\Program Files\Vbrick\nodejs\node_modules\.staging'
npm ERR!      errno: -4048,
npm ERR!      code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR!      syscall: 'mkdir',
npm ERR!      path: 'C:\\Program Files\\Vbrick\\nodejs\\node_modules\\.staging' },
npm ERR!   stack:
npm ERR!    'Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, 
      mkdir \'C:\\Program Files\\Vbrick\\nodejs\\node_modules\\.staging\'',
npm ERR!   errno: -4048,
npm ERR!   code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR!   syscall: 'mkdir',
npm ERR!   path: 'C:\\Program Files\\Vbrick\\nodejs\\node_modules\\.staging',
npm ERR!   parent: 'newman' }
... 
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     
C:\Users\Atanu\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2020-02-20T06_37_27_595Z-debug.log
Solution

  • Try running the command prompt as admin.