[arch-general] wrong file permissions in /var/lib/pacman/local

[Hubert Grzeskowiak]

Attila schrieb:
> On Donnerstag, 11. Dezember 2008 21:42 Hubert Grzeskowiak wrote:
> 
>>> http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12263
>>>
>> so in fact it's unsure what causes this... great. gonna make an alias
>> for chmodding the dirs after each DB change as a temporary workaround
>> and look forward for a patch.
> 
> Opening a root shell with "su -" or "sudo -i" is not an option for you?
> 
> See you, Attila
> 
> 

i don't use su - call me paranoid, but i think it's too dangerous and in
this case even the smallest danger is unnecessary
i'm not sure what sudo -i makes in detail, but would it solve this problem?

H.G.