npm doesn't work with sudo

[skarmoutsosv]

$ npm -v
8.19.2

$ node -v
v18.10.0

$ which npm
/snap/bin/npm

$ which node
/snap/bin/node

$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/snap/bin

$ npm install nodemon
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$ sudo npm install -g nodemon
sudo: npm: command not found

[jpayne]

I’m having the same issue. Did you ever figure this out?

[skarmoutsosv]

Unfortunately no.
I had to use sources other than snap to make it work.

[simondeziel]

$ sudo npm install -g nodemon
sudo: npm: command not found

Could you try and see if /snap/bin is in the PATH sudo uses? sudo env | grep ^PATH | grep :/snap/bin should give you one line, like that:

$ sudo env | grep ^PATH | grep :/snap/bin
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin

On Ubuntu at least, the default /etc/sudoers file contains this:

Defaults	secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin"