Hi, Eelco Dolstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Marc Weber wrote: >> So when using nix-channel * stuff I run nix-pull as root using setuid >> bits or such implicitely? > > No, nix-channel only calls nix-pull if you have direct write permission to > /nix/var/nix/manifests, which on NixOS only root has. So as a normal user you > can't register additional manifests. Thus nix-channel is basically a > source-only distribution mechanism if you're not root. The ability for users to register manifests would probably require per-user stores (to account for the fact that users are mutually suspicious, as you noted), which would be tricky. Thanks, Ludo'. _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.cs.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
