18761 – aux_get() errors when attempting to emerge -p as a normal user

Bug 18761 - aux_get() errors when attempting to emerge -p as a normal user

Summary: aux_get() errors when attempting to emerge -p as a normal user

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Portage Development
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Unclassified (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Nicholas Jones (RETIRED)

URL:	http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.ph...
Whiteboard:
Keywords:

Duplicates (1):	18620 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2003-04-04 14:02 UTC by Vijay Avarachen
Modified:	2011-10-30 22:18 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Vijay Avarachen 2003-04-04 14:02:52 UTC

When I attempt to emerge -p world as a user I get strange aux_get() errors regarding cracklib and texinfo.  For further details please check the forum link specified.  When I attempt to emerge -p world as root I get no such errors.  Seems like a permissions problem...

Comment 1 Chris Williams 2003-04-05 04:07:32 UTC

This is a permissions problem.
Non-root users of Portage should be in the "portage" group.
Use a command like the following to check:
Code:
# groups username
wheel audio users

In this example the user is not in "portage" and must be added:
Code:
# usermod -G wheel,audio,users,portage username
# groups username
wheel audio users portage

Now the user can emerge and all will be well

Comment 2 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-04-05 08:54:49 UTC

*** Bug 18620 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Nicholas Jones (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-04-05 18:52:07 UTC

Not a bug. The solution is presented by emerge already.
Add the user to the portage group.