Did you try something like proot -0 -b /proc -b /dev -b /etc -r . -b etc_guix/acl:/etc/guix/acl gnu/store/vir3l..-guix-0.x/bin/guix-daemon --disable-chroot
(note the extra -0 and chroot switches) and you should see on a guix package install. That used to work. But maybe no longer? On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 09:39:21PM +0100, Florian Thevissen wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to get guix to run on a system where I do not have root > access, following a guide by pjotrp involving proot, here: > [1]https://github.com/pjotrp/guix-notes/blob/master/GUIX-NO-ROOT.org . > > All guix operations that involve the script perform-download fail with > the error: > > guix perform-download: error: refusing to run with elevated > privileges (UID 0) > > I am not sure if this hints at a bug in guix itself, but a comment in > the guix sources lets me assume so. It says in > package-management.scm:355 > > “Note that scripts like ‘guix perform-download’ do not run as root > (…)” > > In my setup, following this guide, however, it apparently is run as > root, and (assert-low-privileges) in the script perform-download.scm:89 > acts accordingly by signalling the error and exiting. > > (By the way - running guix-daemon with proot root privileges fails > (-0), and running it without (no -0) fails also.) > > Now my question: why is perform-download run as root following pjotrs > guide, and is there anything that can be done about it? > > I am a bit at a loss here, being unfamiliar with the guix sources and > overall system setup. > > Looking forward to help, thanks, > > Florian > > > References > > 1. https://github.com/pjotrp/guix-notes/blob/master/GUIX-NO-ROOT.org
