How to fix npm ERR! code ENEEDAUTH npm ERR! need auth This command requires you to be logged in in npm

# Log in to npm public registry
npm login

# Log in to specific registry
npm login --registry=https://your-registry.com

# For npm 9+ with private registries
npm login --auth-type=legacy --registry=https://your-registry.com

# Check who you're logged in as
npm whoami

# Check for specific registry
npm whoami --registry=https://your-registry.com

# View .npmrc contents
cat ~/.npmrc

# Should contain something like:
# //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=npm_xxxxx

@myorg:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com
//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}

# Create .npmrc with token from environment variable
echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > .npmrc

- name: Setup npm auth
  run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" > .npmrc

# Add to .npmrc
echo "always-auth=true" >> .npmrc

# Or set via npm config
npm config set always-auth true

# Remove old config
rm ~/.npmrc

# Log in again
npm login

# Verify
npm whoami