--- env-update.old	2005-09-15 16:11:59.000000000 +0200
+++ env-update	2005-09-15 16:13:48.000000000 +0200
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@
 sys.path = ["/usr/lib/portage/pym"]+sys.path
 
 import portage
-portage.env_update()
+try:
+	portage.env_update()
+except IOError:
+	print "env-update: root access required"