GNU bug report logs - #45069
BUG: Re: guix environment: error: cannot create container: unprivileged user cannot create user namespaces

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Package: guix;

Reported by: yasu <yasu <at> yasuaki.com>

Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2020 12:42:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 45066

Done: Marius Bakke <marius <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #67 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: raingloom <raingloom <at> riseup.net>
To: yasu <yasu <at> yasuaki.com>
Cc: Guix Devel <guix-devel <at> gnu.org>, Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12 <at> thebird.nl>,
 bug-guix <at> gnu.org, pgarlick <at> tourbillion-technology.com,
 zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: BUG: Re: guix environment: error: cannot create container:
 unprivileged user cannot create user namespaces
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2021 11:49:56 +0100

On Mon, 07 Dec 2020 05:51:05 +0900
yasu <yasu <at> yasuaki.com> wrote:

> Hi Zimoun,
> 
> I tried as you suggested but it didn't work...
> 
> 
>    root <at> guix ~# echo "kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone = 1" >
>    /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf
>    -bash: /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf: No such file or directory

This could mean you have to create the sysctl.d directory.
Try running this:
```
# mkdir -p /etc/sysctl.d/
# echo "kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone = 1" > /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf
```
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