diff -r 3d954183b707 -r 258bef08b31e src/Pure/Admin/check_sources.scala
--- a/src/Pure/Admin/check_sources.scala	Sat Nov 10 07:57:20 2018 +0000
+++ b/src/Pure/Admin/check_sources.scala	Sat Nov 10 14:08:02 2018 +0100
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@
       if (specs.isEmpty) getopts.usage()
 
       for (root <- specs) check_hg(Path.explode(root))
-    }, admin = true)
+    })
 }