If I run pkg_info as root it fails as shown below.

But if I run it as a normal user I get a list of all 708 packages 
without any error.

curlew:/root# uname -a
FreeBSD curlew.lan 8.0-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p1 #0: Sun Dec 13 
15:40:42 GMT 2009     r...@curlew.lan:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  
i386
curlew:/root# pkg_info -Ia
GraphicsMagick-1.1.15_1,1 Fast image processing tools based on 
ImageMagick
ORBit2-2.14.17      High-performance CORBA ORB with support for the C 
language
OpenEXR-1.6.1_2     A high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format
a2ps-a4-4.13b_4     Formats an ascii file for printing on a postscript 
printer
aalib-1.4.r5_4      An ascii art library
adobe-cmaps-20051217_1 Adobe CMap collection
pkg_info: leave_playpen: can't chdir back to ''


-- 
Mike Clarke
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