portage: error scanning <directory>/

8 msg	Looking into zip files
37 msg	star
2 msg	New mobo and USB problems
18 msg	help with the dreaded mount: RPC: Program not r...
2 msg	gcc 4.2.0 with java
23 msg	{OT} Opinions on Host's Decision Please
3 msg	python-2.5
2 msg	No ogg sounds
1 msg	Acidrip Pango-WARNING
3 msg	skype and logitech quickcam communicate STX
9 msg	disable dropping to -j1 when building certain p...
4 msg	continue emerge on failure

portage: error scanning <directory>/
\ Rafael Barrera Oro (20 Sep 2007)
. \ Alexander Reitzel (20 Sep 2007)
. . \ Rafael Barrera Oro (20 Sep 2007)
. . . \ Alexander Reitzel (20 Sep 2007)
. . . \ Neil Bothwick (20 Sep 2007)
. . . . \ Dan Farrell (20 Sep 2007)
. . . . . \ Rafael Barrera Oro (20 Sep 2007)
. \ Dan Farrell (20 Sep 2007)
. \ Dan Farrell (20 Sep 2007)

5 msg	Meaning of bold/regular font in output from emerge
4 msg	glibc-2.3.6 fails to compile (in a vserver)
4 msg	OT: Bash question
1 msg	Audio/mp3 problems, something not set properly
2 msg	Bad 3Dness from my Intel 855GM!
13 msg	Strange mplayer symbols on a terminal
1 msg	PAE limitations

Subject:	portage: error scanning <directory>/
Group:	Gentoo-user
From:	Rafael Barrera Oro
Date:	20 Sep 2007

I attempted an emerge --sync and got this result:

* error scanning '/etc'
* error scanning '/usr/kde/3.5/env'
* error scanning '/usr/kde/3.5/share/config'
* error scanning '/usr/kde/3.5/shutdown'
* error scanning '/usr/share/X11/xkb'
* error scanning '/usr/share/config'

portage seems to be working ok if i try to emerge something though, ring any
bells?

Any help will be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance y'all :D

here is the complete outcome:

>>> Starting rsync with rsync://143.106.60.116/gentoo-portage...
server name: rsync.las.ic.unicamp.br
server IP: 143.106.60.116

server specs: Intel Xeon 3.00GHz 2GB RAM
bandwidth: 100 Mbps
connection limit (sort of): 25 Mbps Mon--Fri, 8:00--21:00 (BRT)

server location: Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brasil
contact name: Web Admin <web_at_las.ic.unicamp.br>

fedora official mirror server
redhat official mirror server
kurumin official mirror server
gentoo official mirror server
debian mirror server

receiving file list ...
1 file to consider
timestamp.chk
32 100% 31.25kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#1, to-check=0/1)

Number of files: 1
Number of files transferred: 1
Total file size: 32 bytes
Total transferred file size: 32 bytes
Literal data: 32 bytes
Matched data: 0 bytes
File list size: 32
File list generation time: 0.001 seconds
File list transfer time: 0.000 seconds
Total bytes sent: 227
Total bytes received: 574

sent 227 bytes received 574 bytes 534.00 bytes/sec
total size is 32 speedup is 0.04
server name: rsync.las.ic.unicamp.br
server IP: 143.106.60.116

server specs: Intel Xeon 3.00GHz 2GB RAM
bandwidth: 100 Mbps
connection limit (sort of): 25 Mbps Mon--Fri, 8:00--21:00 (BRT)

server location: Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brasil
contact name: Web Admin <web_at_las.ic.unicamp.br>

fedora official mirror server
redhat official mirror server
kurumin official mirror server
gentoo official mirror server
debian mirror server

receiving file list ...
127452 files to consider
metadata/
metadata/timestamp.chk
32 100% 31.25kB/s 0:00:00 (xfer#1, to-check=61634/127452)

Number of files: 127452
Number of files transferred: 1
Total file size: 168477856 bytes
Total transferred file size: 32 bytes
Literal data: 32 bytes
Matched data: 0 bytes
File list size: 3262492
File list generation time: 81.207 seconds
File list transfer time: 0.000 seconds
Total bytes sent: 211
Total bytes received: 3263040

sent 211 bytes received 3263040 bytes 39080.85 bytes/sec
total size is 168477856 speedup is 51.63

>>> Updating Portage cache: 100%
* error scanning '/etc'
* error scanning '/usr/kde/3.5/env'
* error scanning '/usr/kde/3.5/share/config'
* error scanning '/usr/kde/3.5/shutdown'
* error scanning '/usr/share/X11/xkb'
* error scanning '/usr/share/config'