Installing gulp with npm - node.js

Question

i am trying to install gulp via npm on DigitalOcean droplet with following command (with and without sudo):
npm install -g gulp
and im getting errors i cant figure out:
> v8flags#1.0.5 install /root/local/lib/node_modules/gulp/node_modules/v8flags
> node fetch.js
sh: 1: node: Permission denied
npm ERR! Linux 3.13.0-24-generic
npm ERR! argv "node" "/root/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "gulp"
npm ERR! node v0.10.33
npm ERR! npm v2.1.11
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! v8flags#1.0.5 install: `node fetch.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 127
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the v8flags#1.0.5 install script 'node fetch.js'.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the v8flags package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node fetch.js
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls v8flags
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /root/local/bin/npm-debug.log
The node install is made according to this guide.

Answer 1

I had the same issue, installing an earlier version of gulp worked for me:
sudo npm install -g gulp#3.8.8
Found this here: http://forum.ionicframework.com/t/osx-error-v8flags-after-npm-update-ionic/13905/5
Also tried a bunch of other solutions involving solutions as mentioned here:
NPM cannot install dependencies - Attempt to unlock something which hasn't been locked
None of that worked for me.
The error I was getting was this:
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied
/
node.js:815
var cwd = process.cwd();
^
Error: EACCES, permission denied
at Function.startup.resolveArgv0 (node.js:815:23)
at startup (node.js:58:13)
at node.js:906:3