node.js - NPM error - failed to fetch from registry: http://registry.npmjs.org/sass -

i deleted project folder (/var/www/current/) morning due git issue having , unable npm install.

can see why failing fetch sass registry?

vagrant@localhost /var/www/current (crm-email)$npm install npm err! linux 3.10.0-123.4.4.el7.x86_64 npm err! argv "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" npm err! node v0.10.30 npm err! npm  v2.13.3  npm err! failed fetch registry: http://registry.npmjs.org/sass npm err! npm err! if need help, may report error at: npm err!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>  npm err! please include following file support request: npm err!     /var/www/releases/20150805093500/npm-debug.log 

my package.json:

{   "name": "crmpicco",   "version": "1.0.0",   "description": "crmpicco platform",   "main": "gulpfile.js",   "dependencies": {     "backbone": "^1.1.2",     "browser-sync": "^2.3.1",     "browserify": "^10.1.0",     "browserify-handlebars": "^1.0.0",     "browserify-shim": "^3.8.6",     "coffee-script": "^1.9.1",     "coffeeify": "^1.1.0",     "gulp": "^3.8.11",     "gulp-changed": "^1.2.1",     "gulp-clean": "^0.3.1",     "gulp-coffee": "^2.3.1",     "gulp-concat": "^2.5.2",     "gulp-exec": "^2.1.1",     "gulp-minify-css": "^1.0.0",     "gulp-no-media-queries": "0.0.5",     "gulp-plumber": "^1.0.0",     "gulp-rename": "^1.2.2",     "gulp-rev": "^3.0.1",     "gulp-sass": "^1.3.3",     "gulp-sourcemaps": "^1.5.2",     "gulp-uglify": "^1.1.0",     "gulp-usemin": "^0.3.11",     "gulp-util": "^3.0.4",     "handlebars": "^3.0.3",     "hbsfy": "^2.2.1",     "jquery": "^2.1.4",     "jquery-lazyload": "^1.9.5",     "jquery-ui": "^1.10.5",     "lodash": "^3.8.0",     "raf": "^2.0.4",     "require-dir": "^0.3.0",     "rework": "^1.0.1",     "rework-rem2px": "0.0.1",     "run-sequence": "^1.0.2",     "slick-carousel": "1.5.5",     "video.js": "^4.12.10",     "vinyl-source-stream": "^1.1.0",     "vinyl-buffer": "^1.0.0"   },   "devdependencies": {     "gulp-kss": "^0.0.2",     "gulp-rework": "^1.0.3",     "kss": "^2.0.2",     "rework-rem-fallback": "^1.0.0",     "watchify": "^3.2.1"   },   "scripts": {     "kss-node": "kss-node --config=kss-settings.json"   },   "repository": {     "type": "git",     "url": "git@bitbucket.org:crmpicco/crmpicco.git"   },   "author": "",   "license": "isc",   "browserify": {     "transform": [       "browserify-shim",       "hbsfy"     ]   },   "browser": {     "fixonscroll": "./ui/js/generated/modules/fixonscroll.js",     "overlaymask": "./ui/js/generated/modules/overlaymask.js",     "collapse": "./ui/bower_components/bootstrap-sass/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/collapse.js",     "alert": "./ui/bower_components/bootstrap-sass/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/alert.js",     "transition": "./ui/bower_components/bootstrap-sass/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/transition.js",     "tabs": "./ui/bower_components/bootstrap-sass/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/tab.js",     "jquery-validate": "./ui/bower_components/jquery-validate/build/release.js",     "formactionpolyfill": "./ui/js/vendor/jquery.form.submission.polyfill.js",     "fancybox": "./ui/bower_components/fancybox/source/jquery.fancybox.pack.js",     "checkout_shipping": "./src/crmpicco/webbundle/resources/public/js/checkout/shipping.js",     "lazyimg": "./node_modules/jquery-lazyload/jquery.lazyload.js",     "easyzoom": "./ui/bower_components/easyzoom/dist/easyzoom.js"   },   "browserify-shim": {     "fixonscroll": {       "exports": "fixonscroll",       "depends": "jquery"     },     "jquery-validate": {       "exports": "jquery-validate",       "depends": "jquery"     },     "checkout_shipping": {       "exports": "checkout_shipping",       "depends": "jquery"     },     "fancybox": {       "exports": "fancybox",       "depends": "jquery"     },     "collapse": {       "exports": "collapse",       "depends": "jquery"     },     "easyzoom": {       "exports": "easyzoom",       "depends": "jquery"     },     "transition": {       "exports": "transition",       "depends": "jquery"     },     "tabs" :{       "exports" : "tabs",       "depends" : ["jquery", "transition"]     },     "lazyimg": {       "exports": "lazyimg",       "depends": "jquery"     }   } } 

inside npm-debug.log there sort of stuff:

14282 verbose build /var/www/releases/20150805093500/node_modules/gulp-kss 14283 verbose unlock done using /home/vagrant/.npm/_locks/gulp-kss-84b665cc5e91af79.lock /var/www/releases/20150805093500/node_modules/gulp-kss 14284 verbose stack error: failed fetch registry: http://registry.npmjs.org/sass 14284 verbose stack     @ /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cache/caching-client.js:163:27 14284 verbose stack     @ /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cache/caching-client.js:52:8 14284 verbose stack     @ f (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/once/once.js:17:25) 14284 verbose stack     @ /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-client/lib/request.js:68:16 14284 verbose stack     @ f (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/once/once.js:17:25) 14284 verbose stack     @ cachingregistryclient.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-client/lib/request.js:255:12) 14284 verbose stack     @ request._callback (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-client/lib/request.js:170:14) 14284 verbose stack     @ request.self.callback (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/request/request.js:198:22) 14284 verbose stack     @ request.emit (events.js:98:17) 14284 verbose stack     @ request.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/request/request.js:1057:14) 14285 verbose cwd /var/www/releases/20150805093500 14286 error linux 3.10.0-123.4.4.el7.x86_64 14287 error argv "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" 14288 error node v0.10.30 14289 error npm  v2.13.3 14290 error failed fetch registry: http://registry.npmjs.org/sass 14291 error if need help, may report error at: 14291 error     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues> 14292 verbose exit [ 1, true ] 14293 verbose unbuild node_modules/gulp-kss/node_modules/kss 14294 info preuninstall kss@0.3.7 14295 info uninstall kss@0.3.7 

this cache lives...and folder exists:

vagrant@localhost /var/www/current (crm-email)$npm config --global cache /home/vagrant/.npm 

this turned out not issue local configuration npm issue affecting many users.

one of project developers said:

hey all: our apologies. part of routine security tightening-up, added requirement package documents have time field our front door servers. old packages (like 3+ years old) don't have field frontdoor started refusing serve them.

we loosened restriction morning. no data lost, temporary bug.

more: https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/9168#issuecomment-128034802