Installing with packer: "sorry, you are not allowed to preserve the environment" I'm on Arch Linux (4.11.9-1) trying to install a package from AUR using packer. During installation, after compressing the package, I'm asked for my sudo password which I enter. Then, installation fails with this error message: > sorry, you are not allowed to preserve the environment What's the reason for this error and how can I get around it?

The reason for the error is this line in my sudoers file (check yours with `visudo`):


# I can use pacman with sudo and don't have to enter a password
me ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/pacman


This line didn't seem to agree with packer; removing it made the installation work.