[Nix-dev] Recommended way of running nix on mac osx

[Malcolm Matalka]

These directions show how to set it up for a non root user

http://functional-orbitz.blogspot.se/2013/05/setting-up-nixops-on-mac-os-x-with.html
On Dec 3, 2013 4:57 AM, "Matt Paine" <mattzerah at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Guys. I have bit the bullet and installed nix on my mac, following the
> instructions from http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#idp24450384. I'll note
> that I was root when I did this. So all the files created etc were owned by
> root, and the .nix-profile directory is located in /root/.nix-profile. I
> have added the source line to my /root/.profile file. This all works really
> well, when I am root.
>
> When I am a normal user, I cannot 'source' the root profile directory (as
> it is hidden and I am unwilling to change the ownership of my root
> directory or any of its contents available to any other user). I ran the
> 'nix-finish-install' as a normal user, thinking it might cause a new set of
> profiles etc to be created for my user. It failed with the following
> error...
>
> matts-air:pkgs matt$ nix-finish-install
> error: setting synchronous mode: unable to open database file
> /usr/bin/nix-finish-install: unable to register valid paths
>
> ... which I assume is because /nix/var is writable only by root. However
> the /nix/store directory seems to have the sticky bit set for users, so
> this would indicate that it should work for this directory.
>
> Any hints on how to be able to use nix for my normal mac user?
>
> Thank you once again.
> Matt.
>
>
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