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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development/debugging-nixos-tests.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/development/debugging-nixos-tests.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..30e58e1e3554 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development/debugging-nixos-tests.xml @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-debugging-nixos-tests"> + <title>Debugging NixOS tests</title> + + <para> + Tests may fail and infrastructure offers access to inspect machine state. + </para> + + <para> + To prevent test from stopping and cleaning up, insert a sleep command: + </para> + +<programlisting> +$machine->succeed("sleep 84000"); +</programlisting> + + <para> + As soon as machine starts run as root: + </para> + +<programlisting> +nix-shell -p socat --run "socat STDIO,raw,echo=0,escape=0x11 UNIX:/tmp/nix-build-vm-test-run-*.drv-0/vm-state-machine/backdoor" +</programlisting> + + <para> + You may need to find the correct path, replacing <literal>/tmp</literal>, + <literal>*</literal> or <literal>machine</literal>. + </para> + + <para> + Press "enter" to open up console and login as "root". After you're done, + press "ctrl-q" to exit the console. + </para> +</section> |