GNU bug report logs - #45066
guix environment --container is borken

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Message #15 received at 45066-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Marius Bakke <marius <at> gnu.org>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>, luhux <luhux <at> outlook.com>,
 45066-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#45066: guix environment --container is borken
Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2020 22:02:14 +0100

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zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> skriver:

> Hi,
>
> On Sun, 06 Dec 2020 at 16:59, luhux <luhux <at> outlook.com> wrote:
>> In the new guix `guix environment --container` is borken.
>
> It is not broken.

It was broken.  :-)

> Have you tried the recommendation?
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> $ su -
> Password: 
> # echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/unprivileged_userns_clone 
> # logout
>
> $ guix environment -C --ad-hoc hello -- hello 
> Hello, world!
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

...because this only works on the Debian kernel.

We need to find a more robust test for user namespaces, but for now I
reverted the commit.

Closing!  Thanks for the report luhux.  :-)

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