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Nasiko install directory must be owned by the current user.

Error message

Nasiko install directory must be owned by the current user.

What it means

The Nasiko installer stat'ed the install directory (or its nearest existing ancestor) and the file owner uid does not match the current process user. Installing into a directory controlled by another user would let them replace binaries, so the check fails closed.

Source

Thrown at scripts/lib/nasiko-release.js:160

  if (typeof directory !== 'string' || directory.includes('\0') || !path.isAbsolute(directory)) throw new Error('Nasiko install directory must be an absolute path.');
  if (/^(?:\\\\|\\\\\?\\|\\\\\.\\)/.test(directory)) throw new Error('Nasiko install directory must be on a local filesystem.');
  const resolved = path.resolve(directory);
  if (resolved === path.parse(resolved).root) throw new Error('Nasiko cannot install directly into a filesystem root.');
  let ancestor = resolved;
  while (!fs.existsSync(ancestor)) {
    const parent = path.dirname(ancestor);
    if (parent === ancestor) throw new Error('Nasiko install directory has no resolvable filesystem ancestor.');
    ancestor = parent;
  }
  const canonical = fs.realpathSync(ancestor);
  return path.join(canonical, path.relative(ancestor, resolved));
}

function assertPrivateInstallDirectory(directory) {
  const stats = fs.lstatSync(directory);
  if (!stats.isDirectory() || stats.isSymbolicLink()) throw new Error('Nasiko install directory must be a real directory, not a symlink.');
  if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
    if (typeof process.getuid === 'function' && stats.uid !== process.getuid()) throw new Error('Nasiko install directory must be owned by the current user.');
    if ((stats.mode & 0o022) !== 0) throw new Error('Nasiko install directory must not be group- or world-writable.');
  }
}

function metadataPathFor(executable) { return path.join(path.dirname(executable), METADATA_FILENAME); }

function readBoundedRegularFile(filePath, maximumBytes) {
  const noFollow = fs.constants.O_NOFOLLOW;
  const descriptor = fs.openSync(filePath, fs.constants.O_RDONLY | (noFollow || 0));
  try {
    const stats = fs.fstatSync(descriptor);
    if (!stats.isFile() || stats.size <= 0 || stats.size > maximumBytes) return null;
    if (!noFollow) {
      const pathStats = fs.lstatSync(filePath);
      if (pathStats.isSymbolicLink()
        || pathStats.dev !== stats.dev
        || pathStats.ino !== stats.ino
        || pathStats.birthtimeMs !== stats.birthtimeMs) {

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Solutions

1. Provide a value that satisfies the validation: Nasiko install directory must be owned by the current user.
2. Check the calling command or configuration for the reported field and correct it, then retry.
3. Run the command with --help to review the expected input shape and allowed values.

Example fix

Correct the invalid input so that the following holds: Nasiko install directory must be owned by the current user.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at scripts/lib/nasiko-release.js:160 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: Raised when input validation fails because: Nasiko install directory must be owned by the current user.. Typically caused by a missing, malformed, or out-of-range argument or configuration value.

AI-assisted analysis of affaan-m/ECC@06c5e118c4 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8f0272dc8a9567af. Report an issue: GitHub.