RequestError: Error: unable to verify the first certificate

[Christilut]

Version

3.0.0-beta.15

Reproduction link

https://github.com/vuejs/vue-cli

Steps to reproduce

vue create my-app

What is expected?

Vue CLI asking the usual questions

What is actually happening?

RequestError: Error: unable to verify the first certificate
at new RequestError (/home/alpha/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@vue/cli/node_modules/request-promise-core/lib/errors.js:14:15)
at Request.plumbing.callback (/home/alpha/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@vue/cli/node_modules/request-promise-core/lib/plumbing.js:87:29)
at Request.RP$callback [as _callback] (/home/alpha/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@vue/cli/node_modules/request-promise-core/lib/plumbing.js:46:31)
at self.callback (/home/alpha/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@vue/cli/node_modules/request/request.js:185:22)
at emitOne (events.js:116:13)
at Request.emit (events.js:211:7)
at Request.onRequestError (/home/alpha/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@vue/cli/node_modules/request/request.js:877:8)
at emitOne (events.js:116:13)
at ClientRequest.emit (events.js:211:7)
at TLSSocket.socketErrorListener (_http_client.js:387:9)

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I installed vue-cli with the global flag but without sudo.
I use this script to install global packages in my user folder.

Running Kubuntu 18.04

[Christilut]

Beta 10 does this after asking the questions.
I tried all beta versions up to 15 and they all have the above error when first running the create command.

I'm not behind a proxy or VPN. I am behind our work firewall but that hasn't been a problem so far.

[Christilut]

npm_config_strict_ssl=false vue create webpack my-project doesn't help either

[yyx990803]

This is probably related to a ping to alternative npm registries. You can try to locally apply the changes in be5526e to see if that fixes your issue.