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Misleading error message when running guix-daemon as unprivileged user

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Subject: bug#23274: closed (Re: bug#23274: Misleading error message when
 running guix-daemon as unprivileged user)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:23:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#23274: Misleading error message when running guix-daemon as unprivileged user

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Martin Castillo <castilma <at> uni-bremen.de>
Cc: 23274-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23274: Misleading error message when running guix-daemon as
 unprivileged user
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:22:18 +0100

Hi Martin,

Martin Castillo <castilma <at> uni-bremen.de> skribis:

>> “Address already in use” makes me directly think that there is already
>>another daemon running.
>
> This was in response to OP, saying that I don't think that needs to be changed.
>
> The rest was about testing it with root and I (half) expected an error message that explicitly says, that another daemon is already running. If this was right, op would be right. But this is not the case and it seems like it is wanted the way it is.
>
> So yes, there is no problem in my eyes, too. This can be closed.

OK, I had completely misunderstood, thanks for clarifying.  Closing!

Ludo’.

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From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Misleading error message when running guix-daemon as unprivileged user
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 21:22:37 -0400

When trying to start the guix-daemon as an unprivileged user, the
following error message is printed:

error: cannot bind to socket `/var/guix/daemon-socket/socket': Address already in use

Would it make sense to try to provide a more helpful error message?

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