# Unable to install Ionic with npm? (Mac OSX El Capitan 10.11.2)

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/unable-to-install-ionic-with-npm-mac-osx-el-capitan-10-11-2/50880>\
**Category:** ionic-v1\
**Created:** [May 1, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/unable-to-install-ionic-with-npm-mac-osx-el-capitan-10-11-2/50880 "2016-05-01T13:34:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![gg2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/gg2001/32/100198_2.png) [@gg2001](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/gg2001)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/unable-to-install-ionic-with-npm-mac-osx-el-capitan-10-11-2/50880/1 "2016-05-01T13:34:42Z")

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I am trying to install Ionic using npm, on my mac, running OSX El Capitan 10.11.2.

```
sudo npm install -g cordova ionic

```

Cordova is already installed, and I definitely entered my password correctly. Here are the error messages and logs:

```
Last login: Sun May 1 18:41:17 on ttys001
egaumbp:~ gg$ sudo npm install -g cordova ionic
Password:
/usr/local/bin/cordova -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/bin/cordova
/usr/local/bin/ionic -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/bin/ionic

> node-sass@3.4.2 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/node_modules/node-sass
> node scripts/install.js

shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied
path.js:424
var path = (i >= 0) ? arguments[i] : process.cwd();
                                             ^

Error: EACCES: permission denied, uv_cwd
at Error (native)
at Object.posix.resolve (path.js:424:50)
at startup (node.js:96:32)
at node.js:968:3
npm ERR! Darwin 15.2.0
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "cordova" "ionic"
npm ERR! node v4.4.1
npm ERR! npm v2.14.20
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! node-sass@3.4.2 install: `node scripts/install.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the node-sass@3.4.2 install script 'node scripts/install.js'.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the node-sass package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node scripts/install.js
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR! npm bugs node-sass
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! npm owner ls node-sass
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /Users/gg/npm-debug.log
egaumbp:~ gg$ 

```

Is there a solution?

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**Author:** ![Eugene1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eugene1](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Eugene1)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/unable-to-install-ionic-with-npm-mac-osx-el-capitan-10-11-2/50880/2 "2016-05-01T14:21:02Z")

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Have you tried this? [Ionic install issue osx](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-install-issue-osx/13850/22)