Failed to install node modules globally

[ankitsny]

I was trying to install Babel using npm, But it failed. Since I was installing it globally so the terminal suggested me to use sudo, I did but failed to install

Log

Error: could not get uid/gid
net.js:145
this._handle.open(options.fd);
^

Error: EINVAL: invalid argument, uv_pipe_open
at Error (native)
at new Socket (net.js:145:18)
at createWritableStdioStream (internal/process/stdio.js:156:16)
at process.getStdout [as stdout] (internal/process/stdio.js:10:14)
at console.js:100:37
at NativeModule.compile (bootstrap_node.js:497:7)
at Function.NativeModule.require (bootstrap_node.js:438:18)
at get (bootstrap_node.js:254:34)
at Object. (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/uid-number/get-uid-gid.js:16:1)
at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)
at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/uid-number/uid-number.js:37:16
at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:213:5)
at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:877:16)
at Socket. (internal/child_process.js:334:11)
at emitOne (events.js:96:13)
at Socket.emit (events.js:188:7)
at Pipe._handle.close [as _onclose] (net.js:498:12)

[jackchammons]

@anks333 please check out our contributing instructions and modify your issue accordingly.

[benhillis]

Marking as a duplicate of #1683

[marchaos]

I'm still seeing this issue with os build 16299.

$ node.exe -v
v9.4.0

$ node.exe node.js
net.js:214
this._handle.open(options.fd);
^

Error: EINVAL: invalid argument, uv_pipe_open
at new Socket (net.js:214:18)
at createWritableStdioStream (internal/process/stdio.js:164:16)
at process.getStdout [as stdout] (internal/process/stdio.js:14:14)
at console.js:251:38
at NativeModule.compile (bootstrap_node.js:605:7)
at Function.NativeModule.require (bootstrap_node.js:550:18)
at setupGlobalConsole (bootstrap_node.js:320:41)
at startup (bootstrap_node.js:76:7)
at bootstrap_node.js:617:3
marchaos@DESKTOP-Q36F1A9:~$

[therealkenc]

That is more like #2370 which is still open