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Tasklist

FS#80188 - nix package permission denied on creating `/nix/store`

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Roland (ModProg) - Tuesday, 07 November 2023, 09:31 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Tuesday, 07 November 2023, 09:40 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Installed `nix` 2.18.1-5 and ran `nix-channel --update` got

```
error: creating directory '/nix/store': Permission denied
```

This is probably due to `/nix` belonging to `root` and not the correct group?
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Closed by  Toolybird (Toolybird)
Tuesday, 07 November 2023, 09:40 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  "This seams to be a documentation issue more so than an actual bug in the package, I just needed to enable the `nix-daemon.service`"

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