[BUG] npm doesn't read config from /etc/npmrc

[duongdominhchau]

Instead, it reads config from /usr/etc/npmrc. This is correct docs-wise, but is unconventional on Linux. The convention is when install prefix is /usr, the directory /etc is used to store configuration (without the prefix).

Current Behavior:

npm reads system-wide config from /usr/etc/npmrc

Expected Behavior:

npm reads system-wide config from /etc/npmrc

Environment:

• OS: Arch
• Node: 15.14.0
• npm: 7.9.0

[ljharb]

What is your use case for system-wide configuration at all?

[duongdominhchau]

I use that to change the directories to follow XDG for all users (workaround because #654 is still open).

[darcyclarke]

This isn't a bug - https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/using-npm/config#globalconfig If you'd like us to consider this, definitely propose it over on our npm/rfcs repo