Cp: cannot create regular file '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/community.db': Permission denied

> ls -a /var/lib/pacman/sync
.  ..  community.db  community.files  core.db  core.files  extra.db  extra.files  mhwd.db  multilib.db  multilib.files  pamac_aur.db  refresh_timestamp
> ls /var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/
community.db  community.files  core.db  core.files  extra.db  extra.files  mhwd.db  multilib.db  multilib.files  pamac_aur.db  refresh_timestamp
[options]
# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.
# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
#RootDir     = /
#DBPath      = /var/lib/pacman/
> sudo rm -rf /var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/ && LANG=en_US.UTF-8 pamac checkupdates
cp: target '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': No such file or directory
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
touch: cannot touch '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/refresh_timestamp': No such file or directory
4 available updates:
ckbcomp                 1.208-1    -> 1.210-1     AUR
inxi                    3.3.21.1-1 -> 3.3.22.1-1  AUR
pamac-tray-icon-plasma  0.1.2-4    -> 0.1.3-1     AUR
v86d                    0.1.10-6   -> 0.1.10-12   AUR

Out of Date:
pamac-cli               10.1.2-1    AUR

Thats… strange