diff -ruN --exclude=Makefile.in --exclude=externVars.h.in --exclude=config.h.in --exclude=config.h.in~ ./NEWS ../../0.2.9_1/portmanager/NEWS
--- ./NEWS	Sun Feb 27 13:51:55 2005
+++ ../../0.2.9_1/portmanager/NEWS	Wed Mar  2 15:31:42 2005
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 NOTE to self: Monitor from 0.2.1 to 0.2.2 item 3.
 
+from 0.2.9 to 0.2.9_1	(March 2005)
+
+	1) Added warnings if portmanager is not run as root
+
 from 0.2.8 to 0.2.9	(February 2005)
 
 	1) Fixed %done reporting in xterm title bar
diff -ruN --exclude=Makefile.in --exclude=externVars.h.in --exclude=config.h.in --exclude=config.h.in~ ./libMG/src/MGdbCreate.c ../../0.2.9_1/portmanager/libMG/src/MGdbCreate.c
--- ./libMG/src/MGdbCreate.c	Thu Feb 17 21:55:04 2005
+++ ../../0.2.9_1/portmanager/libMG/src/MGdbCreate.c	Wed Mar  2 15:34:11 2005
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s ERROR: unable to open %s\n", id, db->parent.path);
 		perror("error");
-		assert(0);
+		return( NULL );
 	}
 
 	/*zzzzzzzzzzzzzz*/
diff -ruN --exclude=Makefile.in --exclude=externVars.h.in --exclude=config.h.in --exclude=config.h.in~ ./libPMGR/src/PMGRrDbCreate.c ../../0.2.9_1/portmanager/libPMGR/src/PMGRrDbCreate.c
--- ./libPMGR/src/PMGRrDbCreate.c	Thu Feb 17 09:39:55 2005
+++ ../../0.2.9_1/portmanager/libPMGR/src/PMGRrDbCreate.c	Wed Mar  2 15:38:33 2005
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@
 						NULL);
 	/*zzzzzzzzzzzzzz*/
 
+	if( !property->installedPortsDb )
+	{
+		fprintf( stderr, "%s %s error: portmanager must be run as root\n", id, VERSION );
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	/*zzzzzzzzzzzzzz*/
 	property->objIdx++;
 	property->dependencyPortsDb	= MGdbCreate( 
diff -ruN --exclude=Makefile.in --exclude=externVars.h.in --exclude=config.h.in --exclude=config.h.in~ ./libPMGR/src/PMGRrInitialize.c ../../0.2.9_1/portmanager/libPMGR/src/PMGRrInitialize.c
--- ./libPMGR/src/PMGRrInitialize.c	Thu Feb 17 22:55:53 2005
+++ ../../0.2.9_1/portmanager/libPMGR/src/PMGRrInitialize.c	Wed Mar  2 15:55:57 2005
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 int	PMGRrInitialize( structProperty* property, int argc, char** argv )
 {
+	char	id[]		= "PMGRrInitialize";
 	char*	commandLineKey	= NULL;
 	int	errorCode	= 0;
 	int	idx		= 0;	
@@ -164,6 +165,14 @@
 	*/
 	property->commandLineDb	= MGdbCreate( property->commandLineDbFileName, property->fieldCommandLineKey, 
 					property->fieldCommandLineValue, NULL ); 
+
+	if( !property->commandLineDb )
+	{
+		fprintf( stderr, "%s %s error: portmanager must be run as root\n", id, VERSION );
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+
 	idx	= 1;
 	while( idx < argc )
 	{