On Mon, 10 February 2014, at 11:57 pm, Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> 
wrote:
>> ...
>> There is no subsequent requirement not to invoke emerge --sync as root.
> 
>  What's the point, if you still have to run as root (or su or sudo) for
> the emerge update process?

To reduce the number of times the user has to enter an admin password.

I was going to write "not only is it a hassle, but it's also a security risk", 
but I'm suddenly doubting myself, considering the consequences of allowing user 
write-access to the portage tree.

Stroller.


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