What is the correct ways to add themes to a profile within an Aegir install
I figured out a work around, actually it is quite simple. First ssh in as root. Then switch users su - aegir. Now drush will work. then simply use the drush command with the @sitename, so for instance drush @sitename.com dl themename. now this downloads to sites/all/modules, if you want you can move it to sites/sitname/modules. Either way it's a pretty fast workflow.