Npm install doesn't complete inside docker container - Docker Desktop for Mac

Expected behavior

npm install should install all the modules and end with ‘ok’. Running npm install on the host system using the same package.json completes successfully
Actual behavior

npm ERR! Linux 4.4.9-moby
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v6.2.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.8.9
npm ERR! path /src/node_modules/acorn/bin/acorn
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno -2
npm ERR! syscall chmod
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, chmod '/src/node_modules/acorn/bin/acorn'
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, chmod '/src/node_modules/acorn/bin/acorn'
npm ERR! enoent This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
npm ERR! enoent and is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /src/npm-debug.log
Or, sometimes:
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.9-moby
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v5.11.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.8.6
npm ERR! path /src/node_modules/body-parser/node_modules
npm ERR! code EEXIST
npm ERR! errno -17
npm ERR! syscall mkdir
npm ERR! EEXIST: file already exists, mkdir '/src/node_modules/body-parser/node_modules'
npm ERR! File exists: /src/node_modules/body-parser/node_modules
npm ERR! Move it away, and try again.
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /src/npm-debug.log
Information
OS X: version 10.11.4 (build: 15E65)

Docker.app: version v1.11.1-beta12

Running diagnostic tests:

[OK]      Moby booted

[OK]      driver.amd64-linux

[OK]      vmnetd

[OK]      osxfs

[OK]      db

[OK]      slirp

[OK]      menubar

[OK]      environment

[OK]      Docker

[OK]      VT-x

Docker logs are being collected into /tmp/20160518-211729.tar.gz

Most specific failure is: No error was detected

Your unique id is: 76C69662-2BBB-495B-84DC-CD632C441871
Version 1.11.1-beta12 (build: 7528)

OSX 10.11.4 (15E65)
Steps to reproduce the behavior
Create a new dockerfile as follows:
FROM node:6.2.0-slim
ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
RUN apt-get -yq update && apt-get -yq install git bzip2 automake build-essential
RUN npm install -g --silent [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
# Add an ember user because bower doesn't like being root
RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" ember && \
  echo "ember ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
RUN \
  git clone https://github.com/facebook/watchman.git &&\
  cd watchman &&\
  git checkout v3.5.0 &&\
  ./autogen.sh &&\
  ./configure &&\
  make &&\
  make install
ENV LANG en_GB.UTF-8
RUN mkdir /src && chown ember:ember /src
WORKDIR /src
# Always run as the yeoman user
USER ember
CMD [ "ember", "server" ]
Build it
docker build -t docker-ember .
Create the following package.json:
  "name": "src",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "description": "Small description for src goes here",
  "private": true,
  "directories": {
    "doc": "doc",
    "test": "tests"
  "scripts": {
    "build": "ember build",
    "start": "ember server",
    "test": "ember test"
  "repository": "",
  "engines": {
    "node": ">= 0.10.0"
  "author": "",
  "license": "MIT",
  "devDependencies": {
    "active-model-adapter": "2.1.1",
    "broccoli-asset-rev": "^2.4.2",
    "ember-ajax": "0.7.1",
    "ember-cli": "2.5.0",
    "ember-cli-app-version": "^1.0.0",
    "ember-cli-babel": "^5.1.6",
    "ember-cli-bootstrap-sassy": "0.5.3",
    "ember-cli-dependency-checker": "^1.2.0",
    "ember-cli-htmlbars": "^1.0.3",
    "ember-cli-htmlbars-inline-precompile": "^0.3.1",
    "ember-cli-inject-live-reload": "^1.4.0",
    "ember-cli-jshint": "^1.0.0",
    "ember-cli-mirage": "0.1.13",
    "ember-cli-moment-shim": "1.1.0",
    "ember-cli-qunit": "^1.4.0",
    "ember-cli-release": "0.2.8",
    "ember-cli-sass": "5.3.1",
    "ember-cli-sri": "^2.1.0",
    "ember-cli-uglify": "^1.2.0",
    "ember-data": "^2.5.0",
    "ember-export-application-global": "^1.0.5",
    "ember-load-initializers": "^0.5.1",
    "ember-moment": "6.1.0",
    "ember-resolver": "^2.0.3",
    "ember-route-action-helper": "0.3.1",
    "ember-truth-helpers": "1.2.0",
    "loader.js": "^4.0.1"
Run npm install:
docker run -it --rm  -v $(pwd):/src docker-ember npm install
              Following @davefinster’s advice, I ran docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/src docker-ember to enter the container, copied the package.json file to my users home directory and re-ran npm install.
Sure enough, the install process finished without any glitches. So I guess that suggests a problem with the osxfs mounted folder? Anyway, hope that helps…
              I had similar issues with trying to upgrade npm.  Ended up finding an issue logged against it on github https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/9863
Appeared to work when I added the following to the Dockerfile (taken from one of the comments on that issue):
RUN cd $(npm root -g)/npm \
 && npm install fs-extra \
 && sed -i -e s/graceful-fs/fs-extra/ -e s/fs\.rename/fs.move/ ./lib/utils/rename.js
              Hi @misterdai
I tried that this mornign but still receive the following (after removing node_modules and re-running npm install):
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.9-moby
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v5.11.1
npm ERR! npm  v3.8.6
npm ERR! path /src/node_modules/body-parser/node_modules
npm ERR! code EEXIST
npm ERR! errno -17
npm ERR! syscall mkdir
npm ERR! EEXIST: file already exists, mkdir '/src/node_modules/body-parser/node_modules'
npm ERR! File exists: /src/node_modules/body-parser/node_modules
npm ERR! Move it away, and try again.
Thanks for your efforts, anyhow
              Same here. I just downloaded and tried the new Docker for Mac Beta. It was going great until i hit the same snag:
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.9-moby
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v6.2.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.8.9
npm ERR! path /app/node_modules/anymatch/node_modules
npm ERR! code EEXIST
npm ERR! errno -17
npm ERR! syscall mkdir
npm ERR! EEXIST: file already exists, mkdir '/app/node_modules/anymatch/node_modules'
npm ERR! File exists: /app/node_modules/anymatch/node_modules
npm ERR! Move it away, and try again.
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /app/npm-debug.log
              I’m running into this too. I’ve opened an issue on the npm side. Not sure if that’s the appropriate place.
      github.com/npm/npm
              This is the Makefile based solution I’m using:
https://forums.docker.com/t/unable-to-perform-any-npm-install-inside-a-osxfs-mounted-directory/12590/13?u=davefinster
Thats for Alpine Linux (installing gcc and friends) but easily adjusted
              Bug fixed in beta 13: “Fixed major regression in Beta 12 with ENOENT, ENOTEMPY, and other spurious errors after a directory rename. This manifested as npm install failure and other directory traversal issues.

Fixed temporary file ENOENT errors”
But I still have the same error after upgrade.
              I’m having troubles doing an npm install
I get essentially this:
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.14-moby

npm ERR! argv “/usr/local/bin/node” “/usr/local/bin/npm” “install” "gulp-uglify"

npm ERR! node v4.4.7

npm ERR! npm  v2.15.8

npm ERR! code EIO

npm ERR! errno -5

npm ERR! syscall fstat
npm ERR! EIO: i/o error, fstat

npm ERR!

npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:

npm ERR!     https://github.com/npm/npm/issues
I’m running this command:
docker run -v $PWD:/src -w /src -it node:argon npm install
i’m on the latest Beta17.
              I’m also on v1.12.0-rc2-beta17 and still get this error. It seems to always happen when installing Phantomjs.
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.14-moby
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "--unsafe-perm"
npm ERR! node v0.12.9
npm ERR! npm  v2.14.9
npm ERR! code EIO
npm ERR! errno -5
npm ERR! EIO, fstat
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /Users/lyndonh/Sites/mobile/npm-debug.log