I've set up my first EC2 instance today to play around with node.js and mongo db. I followed this guide http://iconof.com/blog/how-to-install-setup-node-js-on-amazon-aws-ec2-complete-guide/
as I had no idea what flavor of Linux "Amazon Linux" was. I got all the way through with no problems, until the very last step (none of this server stuff ever works the first time does it?).
I went to 'sudo make install' and get 'sudo: make: command not found'. In the above article, you are told to edit the sudoers, which is the last time I can remember sudo working. After that, no dice. I even tried not including 'sudo' and it seemed to work, taking a few minutes to compile, but at the end, it failed. However, if I type 'which npm' I get '/usr/local/bin/npm'.
I know what you're asking: "Did you log in as the root user?"
I try root, and I am told to use ec-user instead, which I do. So, I dunno.
If there is somewhere in the AWS console where this is listed, I'm 100% unaware of its location.
'which sudo' returns '/usr/bin/sudo'
I even tried modifying $PATH as I've seen in a few similar solutions. echo returns
/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/aws/bin:/home/ec2-user/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/node/bin
Frustrated, I saw that you should be able to install using 'curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh'. (See here https://gist.github.com/1232821 and here http://www.embracingthecloud.com/2010/12/05/InstallingNodejsOnAmazonEC2.aspx
I don't think this has ever worked for me, even locally on Mac. Here's the output:
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 101 7881 101 7881 0 0 67597 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 148k tar=/bin/tar version: tar (GNU tar) 1.23 Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason. install [email protected] fetching: http://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/npm-1.1.2.tgz 0.6.11 1.1.2 cleanup prefix=/usr/local
All clean!
npm ERR! Error: EACCES, permission denied '/usr/local/bin/npm'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! System Linux 2.6.35.14-97.44.amzn1.x86_64
npm ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/tmp/npm.1554/package/cli.js" "rm" "npm" "-gf"
npm ERR! cwd /tmp/npm.1554/package
npm ERR! node -v v0.6.11
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.2
npm ERR! path /usr/local/bin/npm
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! message EACCES, permission denied '/usr/local/bin/npm'
npm ERR! errno {}
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /tmp/npm.1554/package/npm-debug.log
npm not ok
npm ERR! error installing [email protected]
npm ERR! error rolling back [email protected] Error: EACCES, permission denied '/usr/local/bin/npm'
npm ERR! Error: EACCES, permission denied '/usr/local/bin/npm'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! System Linux 2.6.35.14-97.44.amzn1.x86_64
npm ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/tmp/npm.1554/package/cli.js" "install" "-gf"
npm ERR! cwd /tmp/npm.1554/package
npm ERR! node -v v0.6.11
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.2
npm ERR! path /usr/local/bin/npm
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! message EACCES, permission denied '/usr/local/bin/npm'
npm ERR! errno {}
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /tmp/npm.1554/package/npm-debug.log
npm not ok
It failed
SUPER bummed that this isn't working. Yes, I'm a UNIX newb, but I can't be the only person having this issue. I've looked for hours and NOTHING. I can't use 'sudo' on anything*. I always, always get 'sudo: make: command not found' now.
HALP.
*Yes I know some say you're not supposed to install node/npm as root now, but I can never get a straight answer why.
