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-rw-r--r--layman/db.py5
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/layman/db.py b/layman/db.py
index 90cd87e..58b6b8d 100644
--- a/layman/db.py
+++ b/layman/db.py
@@ -267,7 +267,10 @@ class RemoteDB(Overlays):
# Check for sufficient privileges
if not os.access(mpath, os.W_OK):
- OUT.warn('You do not have permission to update the cache')
+ OUT.warn('You do not have permission to update the cache.')
+ import getpass
+ if getpass.getuser() != 'root':
+ OUT.warn('Hint: You are not root.')
return
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