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| author | David Terry <xwvvvvwx@users.noreply.github.com> | 2016-12-07 09:06:25 +0100 |
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| committer | Jörg Thalheim <joerg@higgsboson.tk> | 2016-12-07 09:06:25 +0100 |
| commit | f067bca841e788cc744b285840b53d0610d57ddf (patch) | |
| tree | 24b37063748736117242ba163948b0bd66def228 /nixos/doc/manual/installation | |
| parent | 8d18d06e3c9f7996386d3e46ca9c674c3293efd7 (diff) | |
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nixos: docs: note that channels are per user
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml index 65d395b0c88e..c974523f886c 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml @@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ channel by running which is equivalent to the more verbose <literal>nix-channel --update nixos; nixos-rebuild switch</literal>.</para> +<note><para>Channels are set per user. This means that running <literal> +nix-channel --add</literal> as a non root user (or without sudo) will not +affect configuration in <literal>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal> +</para></note> + <warning><para>It is generally safe to switch back and forth between channels. The only exception is that a newer NixOS may also have a newer Nix version, which may involve an upgrade of Nix’s database |