Getting Error 402 while publishing package using npm

Question

I am using npm version 2.15.11 and node version 4.7.2 on ubuntu 14.04. I want to publish my packages. when i use the command:

npm publish

i am geting the error: You need a paid account to perform this action. For more info, visit: https://www.npmjs.com/private-modules

Below is the screenshot of error:

Please provide me the solution to overcome this issue. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Run

npm publish --access=public 

the first time you publish a scoped package.

The default access setting is private, but for this you need a paid account. Hence the error message.

Answer 2

In addition to the command line option provided by bersling, you can merge the following into your package.json:

{   "publishConfig": {     "access": "public"   } } 

Reference in npm documentation. Useful when you want to template it into your package manifests and not think about it.

P.S. had one of those old OpenId accounts, forgot to update it before it was nuked, no longer have the ability to add this as a comment to bersling's reply, which is where I feel this really belongs.