Hello!
I installed Ghost from npm with command npm install ghost-cli@latest -g. I ecountered error when installing Ghost (ghost install local) on my Windows 10 (ver 1809) today. Here is the info from logs.
Debug Information:
OS: Microsoft Windows, v10.0.17763
Node Version: v10.15.1
Ghost-CLI Version: 1.9.9
Environment: development
Command: 'ghost install local'
An error occurred.
Message: 'EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, symlink '\\?\E:\Web\Ghost\LocalTest\versions\2.18.3' -> '\\?\E:\Web\Ghost\LocalTest\current''
Stack: Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, symlink '\\?\E:\Web\Ghost\LocalTest\versions\2.18.3' -> '\\?\E:\Web\Ghost\LocalTest\current'
at Object.symlinkSync (fs.js:905:3)
at symlinkWindows (C:\Users\noonepc\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ghost-cli\node_modules\symlink-or-copy\index.js:143:18)
at symlinkOrCopySync (C:\Users\noonepc\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ghost-cli\node_modules\symlink-or-copy\index.js:83:5)
at InstallCommand.link (C:\Users\noonepc\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ghost-cli\lib\commands\install.js:103:9)
at Promise.resolve.then.then.skipped (C:\Users\noonepc\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ghost-cli\node_modules\listr\lib\task.js:167:30)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:68:7)
Code: EISDIR
Path: \\?\E:\Web\Ghost\LocalTest\versions\2.18.3
If I understood your question correctly, I used the one installed with npm install ghost-cli@latest -g. I tried running installation both via CMD and PowerShell (also as administrator). I’he read this github page and I’ll try to make a partition with NTFS instead exFAT.