From: Marius Mauch <genone@gentoo.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:55:34 +0000 (-0000)
Subject: ensure we have the necessary access
X-Git-Tag: v2.1.1~198
X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=bdf5429e24956997147e28fe71af5903b8e04e8c;p=portage.git

ensure we have the necessary access

svn path=/main/trunk/; revision=3928
---

diff --git a/bin/etc-update b/bin/etc-update
index f6775e957..41def58a1 100755
--- a/bin/etc-update
+++ b/bin/etc-update
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ scriptname=$(basename $0)
 
 trap die term
 
+[ -w /etc ] || die "Need root priviledges for write access to /etc"
+
 export PORTAGE_TMPDIR=$(/usr/lib/portage/bin/portageq envvar PORTAGE_TMPDIR)
 
 TMP="${PORTAGE_TMPDIR}/$$"