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.
