The problem

I'm trying to run npm ci (Install a project with a clean slate) with NPM version 7.5.3 and it's giving the following error:

npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall chmod
npm ERR! path <PROJECT_DIR>/node_modules/appium/build/lib/main.js
npm ERR! errno -2
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, chmod '<PROJECT_DIR>/node_modules/appium/build/lib/main.js'
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent 

Project directory has been replaced in the logs with <PROJECT_DIR>.

Environment

• Appium version (or git revision) that exhibits the issue: 1.20.2
• Last Appium version that did not exhibit the issue (if applicable): N/A
• Desktop OS/version used to run Appium: OSX
• Node.js version (unless using Appium.app|exe): v14.15.5
• Npm or Yarn package manager: 7.5.3
• Mobile platform/version under test: N/A
• Real device or emulator/simulator: N/A
• Appium CLI or Appium.app|exe: CLI

Details

It can be reproduced by running the following commands in a project folder:

1. npm install -g [email protected]
2. npm install appium
3. npm ci

After this the following runs of npm install fail with the error described above.