From 3cc16d13f0223651fc99783de6ea4e1c2aa7c091 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrey Butirsky Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 18:13:58 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] index.md: add warning for installing as root warning: installing Nix as root is not supported by this script! performing a single-user installation of Nix... copying Nix to /nix/store....................................................... ...... warning: the group 'nixbld' specified in 'build-users-group' does not exist warning: the group 'nixbld' specified in 'build-users-group' does not exist installing 'nix-2.28.3' error: the group 'nixbld' specified in 'build-users-group' does not exist /tmp/nix-binary-tarball-unpack.2j3lCU0A89/unpack/nix-2.28.3-x86_64-linux/install: unable to install Nix into your default profile --- doc/manual/source/installation/index.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/manual/source/installation/index.md b/doc/manual/source/installation/index.md index 48725c1ba..3c09f1031 100644 --- a/doc/manual/source/installation/index.md +++ b/doc/manual/source/installation/index.md @@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ $ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh -s -- --daemon > Single-user is not supported on Mac. +> `warning: installing Nix as root is not supported by this script!` + This installation has less requirements than the multi-user install, however it cannot offer equivalent sharing, isolation, or security.