4330 – emerge -e --fetchonly world error

Bug 4330 - emerge -e --fetchonly world error

Summary: emerge -e --fetchonly world error

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

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

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Daniel Robbins (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2002-06-29 17:57 UTC by Spider (RETIRED)
Modified:	2011-10-30 22:19 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Spider (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-06-29 17:57:19 UTC

emerge -e --fetchonly world 
emerge: root access required (or wheel group membership for "--pretend" and search.)

spider@Darkmere spider $ groups 
spider wheel cron audio cdrom games users

Comment 1 Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-07-02 02:01:35 UTC

This is correct.  Wheel only allows you to do --pretend and search.

Comment 2 Spider (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-07-02 08:17:25 UTC

What I object to as being a bug is the errormessage that pops up, not the fact
that I can't do it.