I totally agree. npm will keep screaming if you run it as root and for a good reason. Don't run third party modules as root. This article describes the process

I totally agree. npm will keep screaming if you run it as root and for a good reason. Don't run third party modules as root. This article describes the process in more detail http://increaseyourgeek.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/install-node-js-without-using-sudo/ http://increaseyourgeek.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/install-nod...