Paul writes:
> An update.
> I unpacked a stage 3 tar and copied python and portage into my system. I
> was able to do a sync but when I do a emerge -u world I get the following
> error.
[...]
> LOG FILE = "/tmp/sandbox-python-fchksum-1.6.1-r1-2412.log"
> open_wr: /etc/passwd
> open_wr: /etc/passwd
> open_wr: /etc/group
> open_wr: /etc/passwd
> open_wr: /etc/passwd
> open_wr: /etc/passwd
> open_wr: /etc/group
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------- The permissions on the passwd and group files seem to be the same
> as before I damaged my system.
> Has anybody any ideas how to solve this???
I just had a similar problem. I was able to emerge again by disabling
the sandbox feature (which makes portage run as the portage user, not
root): "FEATURES=-sandbox emerge python-fchksum"
But beware, this removes a security feature, I would backup the passwd
and group files first.
Alex
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