Problem doing self update on MacPorts version 2.3.4

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Feb 1, 2017, at 23:42, list_email at icloud.com wrote:
> 
> Trying to do selfupdate and had the following problem. Using Version 2.3.4, hoping to upgrade.
> 
> Is this a permissions problem on /opt? If so, what should the permissions be? I prefer changing permissions with Finder or Path Finder.
> 
> Many thanks as always,
> Jerry
> 
> 
> MBPro:~ me$ port -v selfupdate

Use "sudo port selfupdate"


> --->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
> 
> Willkommen auf dem RSYNC-server auf ftp.fau.de.
> Nicht all unsere Mirror sind per rsync verfuegbar.
> 
> Welcome to the RSYNC daemon on ftp.fau.de.
> Not all of our mirrors are available through rsync.
> 
> 
> receiving file list ... done
> rsync: mkstemp "/opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/.base.tar.M8F9CS" failed: Permission denied (13)
> inflate returned -3 (0 bytes)
> rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at /BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/rsync/rsync-47/rsync/token.c(419) [receiver=2.6.9]
> rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (31 bytes received so far) [generator]
> rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at /BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/rsync/rsync-47/rsync/io.c(453) [generator=2.6.9]
> Command failed: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzv --delete-after rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/base.tar /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs
> Exit code: 12
> Error: Error synchronizing MacPorts sources: command execution failed
> To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
>    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
> Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Error synchronizing MacPorts sources: command execution failed
>