Accounts-password adding problem, npm-bcrypt error! Please help

[dale032]

Hello, I have error and I cannot continue working because of this. I tried to add accounts-password package but see this error:

Thanks for help!

[mysterymac]

If you are using Meteor 1.4+. You will probably need to install the build tools and follow the instructions that were done in this post.

Error while updating to Meteor 1.4

Recently, Meteor has been upgraded to v1.4, well that’s great! Unfortunately for me, I cannot upgrade it and have an error log like this. While loading package npm-bcrypt@0.8.7: error: Command failed: /root/.meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.0.1oo55z5++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/bin/npm rebuild --no-bin-links --update-binary sh: 1: node-gyp: Permission denied npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-21-generic npm ERR! argv "/root/.meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.0.1oo55…

[dale032]

Tried almost everything from there, I think this wont help me at all

[mysterymac]

Sorry about that. You’re having an error building bcrypt that is need with the new version of node that comes with Meteor 1.4. When I was troubleshooting my issues with upgrading to Meteor 1.4 from 1.3.5.1. I created a new project using Meteor 1.4 and tried to add the accounts-password package and got the error that you got. Once I installed Visual Studio 2015 Community with the C++ build tools. I was able to add the accounts-package to that new app. Have you tried installing Visual Studio 2015 with the c++ build tools then adding the package?

[dale032]

I am installing now Visual Studio Community 2015, will that help?

[mysterymac]

I believe so. Did you make sure to install the c++ build tools in the installer? It is under Custom -> Programming Languages -> C++. If you did that it ok just open Visual Studio and try to create a C++ project and it will have you install the build tools.

[dale032]

I installed it, everything there was. Everything is ok now. Thank you!