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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-12-09 11:30:26 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-12-09 11:30:26 +0100
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doc: Explain how to set the ownership and permissions of /gnu/store.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19316>. Reported by rekado <rekado@elephly.net>. * doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Show commands to set the ownership and permissions of /gnu/store.
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@@ -347,6 +347,15 @@ Bash syntax and the @code{shadow} commands):
done
@end example
+The @file{/gnu/store} directory (or whichever was specified with the
+@code{--with-store-dir} option) must have ownership and permissions as
+follows:
+
+@example
+# chgrp guix-builder /gnu/store
+# chmod 1775 /gnu/store
+@end example
+
@noindent
The @code{guix-daemon} program may then be run as @code{root} with: