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authorDaiderd Jordan <daiderd@gmail.com>2018-06-08 18:06:47 +0200
committerDaiderd Jordan <daiderd@gmail.com>2018-06-08 18:06:47 +0200
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Merge branch 'master' into staging
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diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
index 429ce09ea68f..0ee105e4c6f1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -130,11 +130,13 @@ in
         default = false;
         description = "
           If set, Nix will perform builds in a sandboxed environment that it
-          will set up automatically for each build.  This prevents
-          impurities in builds by disallowing access to dependencies
-          outside of the Nix store. This isn't enabled by default for
-          performance. It doesn't affect derivation hashes, so changing
-          this option will not trigger a rebuild of packages.
+          will set up automatically for each build. This prevents impurities
+          in builds by disallowing access to dependencies outside of the Nix 
+          store by using network and mount namespaces in a chroot environment. 
+          This isn't enabled by default for possible performance impacts due to 
+          the initial setup time of a sandbox for each build. It doesn't affect 
+          derivation hashes, so changing this option will not trigger a rebuild
+          of packages.
         ";
       };