jhipster - error executing task :bower - bower

Question

I am having an issue building my app based off jhipster, using gradle. It fails on task :bower. The exact error I get is:
./gradlew bower --debug
20:23:46.154 [DEBUG] [org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter] Executing actions for task ':bower'.
20:23:46.174 [INFO] [org.gradle.process.internal.DefaultExecHandle] Starting process 'command 'node''. Working directory: /workplace/zupus Command: node /workplace/zupus/node_modules/bower/bin/bower install
20:23:46.174 [DEBUG] [org.gradle.process.internal.DefaultExecHandle] Environment for process 'command 'node'': {PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/usr/lib/jvm/jav a-8-oracle/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin, CMD_DURATION=7.19s, XAUTHORITY=/home/brendan/.Xauthority, __fish_help_dir=/usr/share/doc/fish, XMODIFIERS=#im=i bus, XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/ubuntu:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/, GDMSESSION=ubuntu, MANDATORY_PATH=/usr/share/gconf/ubuntu.mandatory.path, TEXTDOMAINDIR=/usr/share/locale/, GTK _IM_MODULE=ibus, DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-2jqL9U4Ofh, DEFAULTS_PATH=/usr/share/gconf/ubuntu.default.path, XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity, SSH_AGENT_PID=2238, COLORTERM=gn ome-terminal, QT4_IM_MODULE=xim, UPSTART_SESSION=unix:abstract=/com/ubuntu/ups tart- session/1000/2169, SESSION_MANAGER=local/brendan-home:#/tmp/.ICE-unix/2337,unix/brendan-home:/tmp/.ICE-unix/233 7, LOGNAME=brendan, JOB=dbus, PWD=/workplace/zupus, IM_CONFIG_PHASE=1, DERBY_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db, LANGUAGE=en_US, WINDOWID=75497483, SHELL=/usr/bin/fish, __fish_bin_di r=/usr/bin, INSTANCE=, J2SDKDIR=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle, OLDPWD=/wor kplace/zupus, GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID=this-is-deprecated, J2REDIR=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre, GTK_MODULES=overlay-scroll bar:unity-gtk-module, CLUTTER_IM_MODULE=xim, TEXTDOMAIN=im-config, XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0, COMPIZ_BIN_PATH=/usr/bin/, SESSIONTYPE=gnome-session , LS_COLORS=rs=0:di=01;34:ln=01;36:mh=00:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:su=37;41: sg =30;43:ca=30;41:tw=30;42:ow=34;42:st=37;44:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*. taz=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.lzma=01;31:*.tlz=01;31:*.txz=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.dz=01;31:*.gz=01;3 1: *.lz=01;31:*.xz=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.bz=01;31:*.tbz=01;31:*.tbz2=01;31:*.tz=01;31:*. deb=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.jar=01;31:*.war=01;31:*.ear=01;31:*.sar=01;31:*.rar=01;31:*.ace=01;31:*.zoo=01;31:*.cpi o= 01;31:*.7z=01;31:*.rz=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.pbm= 01;35:*. pgm=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.tiff=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.svg=01;35:*.sv gz =01;35:*.mng=01;35:*.pcx=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.mpeg=01;35:*.m2v=01;35:*.m kv=01;35:* .webm=01;35:*.ogm=01;35:*.mp4=01;35:*.m4v=01;35:*.mp4v=01;35:*.vob=01;35:*.qt=01;35:*.nuv=01;35:*.wmv=01;35:*.a sf =01;35:*.rm=01;35:*.rmvb=01;35:*.flc=01;35:*.avi=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.flv=01;35:*.gl =01;35:*. dl=01;35:*.xcf=01;35:*.xwd=01;35:*.yuv=01;35:*.cgm=01;35:*.emf=01;35:*.axv=01;35:*.anx=01;35:*.ogv=01;35:*.ogx= 01 ;35:*.aac=00;36:*.au=00;36:*.flac=00;36:*.mid=00;36:*.midi=00;36:*.mka=00;36:*.mp3= 00;36:*. mpc=00;36:*.ogg=00;36:*.ra=00;36:*.wav=00;36:*.axa=00;36:*.oga=00;36:*.spx=00;36:*.xspf=00;36:, SSH_AGENT_LAUNC HE R=upstart, SHLVL=1, __fish_sysconfdir=/etc/fish, COMPIZ_CONFIG_PROFILE=ubuntu, QT_IM_MODULE=ibus, JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle, TERM=xterm, XFILESEARCHPATH=/usr/dt/app-defaults/%L/Dt , XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/usr/share/upstart/xdg:/etc/xdg, LANG=en_US .UTF-8, XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0, GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/run/user/1000/keyring-k4czcd, XDG_S ES SION_ID=c2, SELINUX_INIT=YES, DISPLAY=:0, NODE_PATH=/usr/lib/nodejs:/usr/lib/node_modules:/usr/share/javascript, GDM_LANG=en_US, UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=1, XDG_ GR EETER_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/lightdm-data/brend an, DESKTOP_SESSION=ubuntu, GPG_AGENT_INFO=/run/user/1000/keyring-k4czcd/gpg:0:1, SESSION=ubuntu, USER=brendan, XDG_MENU_PREFIX=gnome-, VTE _V ERSION=3409, XDG_SEAT=seat0, SSH_AUTH_SOCK =/run/user/1000/keyring-k4czcd/ssh, NLSPATH=/usr/dt/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N.cat, QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=appmenu-qt5, XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000, XDG_VT NR =7, HOME=/home/brendan, __fish_datadir=/us r/share/fish, GNOME_KEYRING_PID=2165 }
20:23:46.175 [DEBUG] [org.gradle.process.internal.DefaultExecHandle] Changing state to: STARTING
20:23:46.175 [DEBUG] [org.gradle.process.internal.DefaultExecHandle] Waiting until process start ed: command 'node'.
20:23:46.179 [DEBUG] [org.gradle.process.internal.DefaultExecHandle] Changing state to: STARTED
20:23:46.179 [DEBUG] [org.gradle.process.internal.ExecHandleRunner] waiting until streams are h a ndled...
20:23:46.179 [INFO] [org.gradle.process.internal.DefaultExecHandle] Successfully started proces s 'command 'node''
20:23:46.187 [DEBUG] [org.gradle.process.internal.DefaultExecHandle] Changing state to: FAILED
20:23:46.188 [DEBUG] [org.gradle.process.internal.DefaultExecHandle] Process 'command 'node'' fi nished with exit value 1 (state: FAILED)
20:23:46.188 [DEBUG] [org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter] F in ished executing task ':bower'
20:23:46.188 [LIFECYCLE] [class org.gradle.TaskExecutionLogger] :bower FAILED
20:23:46.189 [INFO] [org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor] :bower (Thread[mai n,5,main]) completed. Took 0.036 secs.
20:23:46.189 [DEBUG] [org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor ] Task worker [Thre ad[main,5,main]] finished, busy: 0.899 secs, idle: 0.001 secs
20:23:46.194 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter]
20:23:46.194 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] FAILURE: Build failed with an exception .
20:23:46.194 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter]
20:23:46.194 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] * What went wrong:
20:23:46.194 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] Execution failed for task ':bower'.
20:23:46.195 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] > Process 'command 'node'' finished wit h non-zero exit value 1
20:23:46.195 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter]
20:23:46.195 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] * Try:
20:23:46.195 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
20:23:46.195 [LIFECYCLE] [org.gradle.BuildResultLogger]
20:23:46.196 [LIFECYCLE] [org.gradle.BuildResultLogger] BUILD FAILED
20:23:46.196 [LIFECYCLE] [org.gradle.BuildResultLogger]
20:23:46.197 [LIFECYCLE] [org.gradle.BuildResultLogger] Total time: 3.275 secs
I have a feeling it has to do with global vs local npm installs, but I'm scratching my head about how to fix it or even find the error. I'm hoping someone else can save me from more hours of frustration.
Thanks

Answer 1

Fixed this eventually, if anyone else stumbles across this the answer was that I had to uninstall node (i.e. sudo apt-get remove node) and leave nodejs in place. You should see this:
user#user /w/zupus> which node
/usr/bin/node
user#user /w/zupus> which nodejs
/usr/bin/nodejs

Answer 2

This is my quick and dirty fix on Mac OS:
I just ran npm install bower as sudo
sudo npm install -g bower

Answer 3

I used windows 7 and got this error. I was able to fix this issue by installing Git. Make sure that you close the current command prompt window and try again.

Answer 4

just do npm install bower in project root directory where bower.json file should present.