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Weird macOS profile dir not created bug #3

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opened 2024-03-26 00:44:02 +00:00 by jade · 3 comments
jade commented 2024-03-26 00:44:02 +00:00
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On some installations on macOS, it seems that /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/USERNAME is not created, and then some shell scripts complain or something? idk. Rain hit this a while ago with flakey-profile.

% nix run .#profile.switch
warning: creating lock file '/home/rain/nix-flakey/flake.lock': 
• Added input 'flake-utils':
    'github:numtide/flake-utils/1ef2e671c3b0c19053962c07dbda38332dcebf26' (2024-01-15)
• Added input 'flake-utils/systems':
    'github:nix-systems/default/da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e' (2023-04-09)
• Added input 'flakey-profile':
    'github:lf-/flakey-profile/5babe533ba05234b9627bb695a1f540b360ef521' (2023-11-13)
• Added input 'nixpkgs':
    'github:nixos/nixpkgs/faf912b086576fd1a15fca610166c98d47bc667e' (2024-02-05)
error: opening directory '/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/rain': No such file or directory
On some installations on macOS, it seems that `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/USERNAME` is not created, and then some shell scripts complain or something? idk. Rain hit this a while ago with flakey-profile. ``` % nix run .#profile.switch warning: creating lock file '/home/rain/nix-flakey/flake.lock': • Added input 'flake-utils': 'github:numtide/flake-utils/1ef2e671c3b0c19053962c07dbda38332dcebf26' (2024-01-15) • Added input 'flake-utils/systems': 'github:nix-systems/default/da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e' (2023-04-09) • Added input 'flakey-profile': 'github:lf-/flakey-profile/5babe533ba05234b9627bb695a1f540b360ef521' (2023-11-13) • Added input 'nixpkgs': 'github:nixos/nixpkgs/faf912b086576fd1a15fca610166c98d47bc667e' (2024-02-05) error: opening directory '/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/rain': No such file or directory ```
lunaphied commented 2024-03-26 00:45:24 +00:00
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Our setup does not have these; I assume this is related to being an admin user potentially

Our setup does not have these; I assume this is related to being an admin user potentially
jade commented 2024-03-26 00:46:46 +00:00
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yeah, there is also the weird shit where nix tried to move the profile to the user directory, which was a bad idea and we should probably revert

yeah, there is also the weird shit where nix tried to move the profile to the user directory, which was a bad idea and we should probably revert
jade commented 2024-03-26 00:50:19 +00:00
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(this issue: lix-project/lix#151)

(this issue: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/151)
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