diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6fc9553..220c212 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.0.0-rc6
+4.0.0-rc7
diff --git a/libglacier.c b/libglacier.c
index c79bfc5..df4f1d0 100644
--- a/libglacier.c
+++ b/libglacier.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ int GLACIER_VERBOSE;
 const char *GLACIER_REPO;
 const char *GLACIER_ARCH;
 const char *GLACIER_TARGET;
+const char *GLACIER_LOCALDB;
 const char *GLACIER_SYSTEM_PROFILE;
 
 const char *runtime_files[] = { 
@@ -172,16 +173,16 @@ runtime_exists()
  * is_process_root
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Check if process is running as root.
- * PARAMETERS: None.
+ * PARAMETERS: char MSG[]
  * DEFINED IN: glacier_runtime.h
  *
  */
 
 int
-is_process_root()
+is_process_root(char MSG[])
 {
 	if (getuid() != 0) {
-		errlog("Failed to open package index: permission denied. Are you root?");
+		fprintf(stderr, COL_RED "[x] " COL_RESET "%s\n", MSG);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 }