I get this error every time I try to emerge anything: webserv portage # emerge wmweather+ Calculating dependencies ...done! >>> emerge (1 of 1) x11-plugins/wmweather+-2.3 to / >>> md5 ;-) wmweather+-2.3.tar.gz ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /etc/passwd ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /etc/passwd >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking wmweather+-2.3.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/wmweather+-2.3/work ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /etc/passwd ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /etc/group ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /etc/passwd ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /etc/group ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /etc/passwd ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /etc/group >>> Source unpacked. --------------------------- ACCESS VIOLATION SUMMARY --------------------------- LOG FILE = "/tmp/sandbox-wmweather+-2.3-5497.log" open_wr: /etc/passwd open_wr: /etc/passwd open_wr: /etc/group open_wr: /etc/passwd open_wr: /etc/passwd open_wr: /etc/group open_wr: /etc/passwd open_wr: /etc/group open_wr: /etc/passwd open_wr: /etc/group -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is always with passwd and group with different orders and number of attempts depending on the package. I have two machines, almost identical, and the permissions on these files are the same. The entries for portage in passwd and group are also the same. I can get the packages to emerge by running this: FEATURES="-sandbox" emerge {package} Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
Looks like if you re-emerge portage with FEATURES="-sandbox" this will fix itself.
