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Default node version is only applied after a system reboot

Open jeffteixeira opened this issue 2 months ago • 17 comments
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Operating system and version:

Fedora Linux 42

nvm debug output:

nvm --version: v0.40.3
$SHELL: /bin/bash
$SHLVL: 1
whoami: 'jeffteixeira'
${HOME}: /var/home/jeffteixeira
${NVM_DIR}: '${HOME}/.nvm'
${PATH}: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin:${HOME}/.local/bin:${HOME}/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
$PREFIX: ''
${NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX}: ''
$NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR: ''
$NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR: ''
shell version: 'GNU bash, version 5.2.37(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu)'
uname -a: 'Linux 6.16.3-200.fc42.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Aug 23 17:02:17 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux'
checksum binary: 'sha256sum'
OS version: Fedora Linux 42.20250829.0 (Silverblue)
awk: /usr/sbin/awk, GNU Awk 5.3.1, API 4.0, PMA Avon 8-g1, (GNU MPFR 4.2.2, GNU MP 6.3.0)
curl: /usr/sbin/curl, curl 8.11.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) libcurl/8.11.1 OpenSSL/3.2.4 zlib/1.3.1.zlib-ng libidn2/2.3.8 nghttp2/1.64.0
wget: /usr/sbin/wget, GNU Wget2 2.2.0 - multithreaded metalink/file/website downloader
git: /usr/sbin/git, git version 2.51.0
ls: cannot access 'alias'$'\n''/usr/sbin/grep': No such file or directory
grep: alias grep='grep --color=auto'
	/usr/sbin/grep (grep --color=auto), grep (GNU grep) 3.11
sed: /usr/sbin/sed, sed (GNU sed) 4.9
cut: /usr/sbin/cut, cut (GNU coreutils) 9.6
basename: /usr/sbin/basename, basename (GNU coreutils) 9.6
rm: /usr/sbin/rm, rm (GNU coreutils) 9.6
mkdir: /usr/sbin/mkdir, mkdir (GNU coreutils) 9.6
xargs: /usr/sbin/xargs, xargs (GNU findutils) 4.10.0
nvm current: v22.19.0
which node: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin/node
which iojs: which: no iojs in (${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin:${HOME}/.local/bin:${HOME}/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin)
which npm: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin/npm
npm config get prefix: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0
npm root -g: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0/lib/node_modules

nvm ls output:

       v20.19.4
       v22.17.0
       v22.18.0
->     v22.19.0
default -> lts/* (-> v22.19.0)
iojs -> N/A (default)
unstable -> N/A (default)
node -> stable (-> v22.19.0) (default)
stable -> 22.19 (-> v22.19.0) (default)
lts/* -> lts/jod (-> v22.19.0)
lts/argon -> v4.9.1 (-> N/A)
lts/boron -> v6.17.1 (-> N/A)
lts/carbon -> v8.17.0 (-> N/A)
lts/dubnium -> v10.24.1 (-> N/A)
lts/erbium -> v12.22.12 (-> N/A)
lts/fermium -> v14.21.3 (-> N/A)
lts/gallium -> v16.20.2 (-> N/A)
lts/hydrogen -> v18.20.8 (-> N/A)
lts/iron -> v20.19.4
lts/jod -> v22.19.0

How did you install nvm?

Install script in readme

What steps did you perform?

Change default node version with nvm alias default <version>. Close terminal. Reopen terminal. Check result of node -v command

What happened?

The default node version is not changed, only after a system reboot.

What did you expect to happen?

The default node version should be applied after closing and reopening the terminal.

Is there anything in any of your profile files that modifies the PATH?

No.

jeffteixeira avatar Aug 31 '25 23:08 jeffteixeira

Can you elaborate a bit? Closing and reopening the terminal should do the same thing as a system reboot - re-source the profile files.

Is there any chance that the directory you were in prior to a reboot had a .nvmrc in it or its ancestors?

ljharb avatar Sep 01 '25 05:09 ljharb

My default node version is 22.19.0. For example, if I change to 22.18.0 with nvm alias default v22.18.0, close terminal e reopen it, the comand node -v returns v22.19.0. After a system reboot, the command node -v returns v22.18.0. I ran these commands in the home directory.

jeffteixeira avatar Sep 02 '25 16:09 jeffteixeira

Can you confirm that there's no ~/.nvmrc file, and there's nothing in .bashrc, .bash_profile, .zshrc, etc that has a node version in it or nvm referenced (except for the 2-3 lines the install script put in)?

ljharb avatar Sep 02 '25 16:09 ljharb

Yes, I don't have the ~/.nvrmc file and there's nothing in .bashrc, .bash_profile and .zshrc.

jeffteixeira avatar Sep 02 '25 16:09 jeffteixeira

What's the output of nvm debug before a system reboot, vs after? (i assume the one in the OP is one of these two)

ljharb avatar Sep 03 '25 06:09 ljharb

Before system reboot

nvm --version: v0.40.3
$SHELL: /bin/bash
$SHLVL: 1
whoami: 'jeffteixeira'
${HOME}: /var/home/jeffteixeira
${NVM_DIR}: '${HOME}/.nvm'
${PATH}: ${HOME}/.sdkman/candidates/maven/current/bin:${HOME}/.sdkman/candidates/java/current/bin:${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin:${HOME}/.local/bin:${HOME}/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:${HOME}/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts
$PREFIX: ''
${NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX}: ''
$NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR: ''
$NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR: ''
shell version: 'GNU bash, versão 5.2.37(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu)'
uname -a: 'Linux 6.16.3-200.fc42.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Aug 23 17:02:17 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux'
checksum binary: 'sha256sum'
OS version: Fedora Linux 42.20250903.0 (Silverblue)
awk: awk está na tabela hash (/usr/sbin/awk), GNU Awk 5.3.1, API 4.0, PMA Avon 8-g1, (GNU MPFR 4.2.2, GNU MP 6.3.0)
curl: curl é /usr/sbin/curl, curl 8.11.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) libcurl/8.11.1 OpenSSL/3.2.4 zlib/1.3.1.zlib-ng libidn2/2.3.8 nghttp2/1.64.0
wget: wget é /usr/sbin/wget, GNU Wget2 2.2.0 - multithreaded metalink/file/website downloader
ls: não foi possível acessar 'git': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
git: git é /usr/sbin/git, git version 2.51.0
ls: não foi possível acessar 'grep': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
grep: grep está apelidada para `grep --color=auto', grep (GNU grep) 3.11
ls: não foi possível acessar 'sed': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
sed: sed é /usr/sbin/sed, sed (GNU sed) 4.9
ls: não foi possível acessar 'cut': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
cut: cut é /usr/sbin/cut, cut (GNU coreutils) 9.6
ls: não foi possível acessar 'basename': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
basename: basename é /usr/sbin/basename, basename (GNU coreutils) 9.6
ls: não foi possível acessar 'rm': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
rm: rm é /usr/sbin/rm, rm (GNU coreutils) 9.6
ls: não foi possível acessar 'mkdir': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
mkdir: mkdir está na tabela hash (/usr/sbin/mkdir), mkdir (GNU coreutils) 9.6
ls: não foi possível acessar 'xargs': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
xargs: xargs é /usr/sbin/xargs, xargs (GNU findutils) 4.10.0
nvm current: v22.19.0
which node: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin/node
which iojs: which: no iojs in (${HOME}/.sdkman/candidates/maven/current/bin:${HOME}/.sdkman/candidates/java/current/bin:${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin:${HOME}/.local/bin:${HOME}/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:${HOME}/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts)
which npm: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin/npm
npm config get prefix: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0
npm root -g: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.19.0/lib/node_modules

After system reboot

nvm --version: v0.40.3
$SHELL: /bin/bash
$SHLVL: 1
whoami: 'jeffteixeira'
${HOME}: /var/home/jeffteixeira
${NVM_DIR}: '${HOME}/.nvm'
${PATH}: ${HOME}/.sdkman/candidates/maven/current/bin:${HOME}/.sdkman/candidates/java/current/bin:${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.18.0/bin:${HOME}/.local/bin:${HOME}/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:${HOME}/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts
$PREFIX: ''
${NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX}: ''
$NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR: ''
$NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR: ''
shell version: 'GNU bash, versão 5.2.37(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu)'
uname -a: 'Linux 6.16.3-200.fc42.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Aug 23 17:02:17 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux'
checksum binary: 'sha256sum'
OS version: Fedora Linux 42.20250903.0 (Silverblue)
awk: awk está na tabela hash (/usr/sbin/awk), GNU Awk 5.3.1, API 4.0, PMA Avon 8-g1, (GNU MPFR 4.2.2, GNU MP 6.3.0)
curl: curl é /usr/sbin/curl, curl 8.11.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) libcurl/8.11.1 OpenSSL/3.2.4 zlib/1.3.1.zlib-ng libidn2/2.3.8 nghttp2/1.64.0
wget: wget é /usr/sbin/wget, GNU Wget2 2.2.0 - multithreaded metalink/file/website downloader
ls: não foi possível acessar 'git': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
git: git é /usr/sbin/git, git version 2.51.0
ls: não foi possível acessar 'grep': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
grep: grep está apelidada para `grep --color=auto', grep (GNU grep) 3.11
ls: não foi possível acessar 'sed': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
sed: sed é /usr/sbin/sed, sed (GNU sed) 4.9
ls: não foi possível acessar 'cut': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
cut: cut é /usr/sbin/cut, cut (GNU coreutils) 9.6
ls: não foi possível acessar 'basename': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
basename: basename é /usr/sbin/basename, basename (GNU coreutils) 9.6
ls: não foi possível acessar 'rm': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
rm: rm é /usr/sbin/rm, rm (GNU coreutils) 9.6
ls: não foi possível acessar 'mkdir': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
mkdir: mkdir está na tabela hash (/usr/sbin/mkdir), mkdir (GNU coreutils) 9.6
ls: não foi possível acessar 'xargs': Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
xargs: xargs é /usr/sbin/xargs, xargs (GNU findutils) 4.10.0
nvm current: v22.18.0
which node: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.18.0/bin/node
which iojs: which: no iojs in (${HOME}/.sdkman/candidates/maven/current/bin:${HOME}/.sdkman/candidates/java/current/bin:${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.18.0/bin:${HOME}/.local/bin:${HOME}/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:${HOME}/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts)
which npm: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.18.0/bin/npm
npm config get prefix: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.18.0
npm root -g: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v22.18.0/lib/node_modules

jeffteixeira avatar Sep 03 '25 16:09 jeffteixeira

hmm - a system reboot shouldn't be any different from closing and reopening a terminal.

ljharb avatar Sep 04 '25 06:09 ljharb

I uninstalled nvm and reinstalled it, but the result was the same.

jeffteixeira avatar Sep 04 '25 11:09 jeffteixeira

I do see ls: cannot access 'alias'$'\n''/usr/sbin/grep': No such file or directory in your nvm debug output - that's the only thing that jumps out at me tho.

ljharb avatar Sep 04 '25 20:09 ljharb 

jeffteixeira@fedora:~$ which grep 
alias grep='grep --color=auto'
	/usr/sbin/grep

I have grep installed

jeffteixeira avatar Sep 05 '25 11:09 jeffteixeira

What information?

jeffteixeira avatar Sep 05 '25 16:09 jeffteixeira

I'm a bit at a loss. Closing and reopening your terminal, as far as I'm aware, is the same as rebooting from the shell's perspective.

ljharb avatar Sep 05 '25 17:09 ljharb

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ecf95d61-2476-4b2d-aa20-a11f7754008a

A short video to demonstrate the problem

jeffteixeira avatar Sep 06 '25 17:09 jeffteixeira

Hello! Same behavior here. I cannot set the default version. If I close the Terminal or open another Terminal inside VSCode, the old version continues there.

Steps to Reproduce:

**OPEN Terminal** 
node --version
v20.14.0

nvm use 24.6.0
Now using node v24.6.0 (npm v11.5.1)

node --version
v24.6.0

**CLOSE Terminal**
node --version
v20.14.0

josianni avatar Sep 15 '25 12:09 josianni

@josianni nvm use does not and should not change the default version. Try nvm alias default 24.6.0, for example.

ljharb avatar Sep 15 '25 18:09 ljharb

Should be a practical way to go through through the algorithms and the letters and the numbers in the numerals you should be able to figure it out how to balance it into an even

kellyerinmontgomery426-ui avatar Oct 04 '25 07:10 kellyerinmontgomery426-ui