1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
index 6a08c9b4c6c6..c53dc1000c4a 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
+++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ repair=
 profile=/nix/var/nix/profiles/system
 buildHost=
 targetHost=
+maybeSudo=
 
 while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
     i="$1"; shift 1
@@ -89,6 +90,11 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
         targetHost="$1"
         shift 1
         ;;
+      --use-remote-sudo)
+        # note the trailing space
+        maybeSudo="sudo "
+        shift 1
+        ;;
       *)
         echo "$0: unknown option \`$i'"
         exit 1
@@ -96,7 +102,6 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
     esac
 done
 
-
 if [ -z "$buildHost" -a -n "$targetHost" ]; then
     buildHost="$targetHost"
 fi
@@ -111,9 +116,9 @@ buildHostCmd() {
     if [ -z "$buildHost" ]; then
         "$@"
     elif [ -n "$remoteNix" ]; then
-        ssh $SSHOPTS "$buildHost" PATH="$remoteNix:$PATH" "$@"
+        ssh $SSHOPTS "$buildHost" env PATH="$remoteNix:$PATH" "$maybeSudo$@"
     else
-        ssh $SSHOPTS "$buildHost" "$@"
+        ssh $SSHOPTS "$buildHost" "$maybeSudo$@"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ targetHostCmd() {
     if [ -z "$targetHost" ]; then
         "$@"
     else
-        ssh $SSHOPTS "$targetHost" "$@"
+        ssh $SSHOPTS "$targetHost" "$maybeSudo$@"
     fi
 }