Support npm global update for non-privileged user

Open 💬 1 comment Opened May 17, 2026 by vz443

What version of Codex CLI is running?

V0.125.0

What subscription do you have?

Plus

Which model were you using?

None

What platform is your computer?

Linux 7.0.3-arch1-2 x86_64 unknown

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

kitty

Codex doctor report

What issue are you seeing?

When non privileged user, it does not run sudo when updating globally and update fails, must be run from cli with sudo prefixed

very low level and easy workaround, though thought i'd raise since why not

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Update codex with unprivileged user using codex and not npm directly

What is the expected behavior?

Maybe run with sudo and prompt for pass?

Additional information

_No response_

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