If setting in /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo are as recommended for webrsync: [DEFAULT] main-repo = gentoo [gentoo] location = /usr/portage auto-sync = yes sync-type = webrsync sync-uri = Then portageq complains: portageq repos_config / !!! Repository 'gentoo' has sync-type attribute, but is missing sync-uri attribute [DEFAULT] auto-sync = yes main-repo = gentoo strict-misc-digests = true [gentoo] auto-sync = yes location = /usr/portage masters = priority = -1000 strict-misc-digests = true sync-type = webrsync