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proot-based non-root setup: refusing to run with elevated privileges (UID 0)

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Florian Thevissen <mail <at> florian-thevissen.de>
Cc: bug-Guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34494: proot-based non-root setup: refusing to run with
 elevated privileges (UID 0)
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 22:45:41 +0100

Hi Florian,

Florian Thevissen <mail <at> florian-thevissen.de> skribis:

> I am trying to get guix to run on a system where I do not have root
> access, following a guide by pjotrp involving proot, here:
> https://github.com/pjotrp/guix-notes/blob/master/GUIX-NO-ROOT.org .

Not really answering your question, but would user namespaces be an
option for you?

If so,
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2018-05/msg00139.html>
might be a simpler option.

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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