dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _node_module_register

Question

I have tried reinstalling and rebuilding npm, but the problem still persists.

Initially, the problem is with the module mongodb: I don't have that package, so I installed mongodb using this command npm install mongodb.

It shows me the following error:
dyld: Symbol not found: _node_module_register

Answer 1

Try deleting your node_modules folder and running npm install again.

rm -rf node_modules/
npm install

That should fix it.

Answer 2

Basically this error means - some binary packages was built under different node.js versions and not compatible to each other.

1. Via NVM make sure you are using proper version of node.js, run node -v;
2. After installing and switching to proper node.js version via nvm run npm update;
3. After all packages are updated (or downgraded) to compatible versions, run npm rebuild;
4. Note: npm rebuild might throw errors - just run npm rebuild again and again until it runs successfully.

Note: some commands may ask for root (sudo) permissions, - it depends from how you have installed packages, npm and node itself previously. nvm - never needs to be run as root (sudo).

Answer 3

If you just updated node and are running scripts via WebStorm, make sure you edit your Run/Debug Configurations and update the path to the Node Interpreter. I was using the node in

/usr/local/bin/node

, but after installing Node 4 using nvm, I need to use

/path/to/.nvm/v4.2.2/bin/node