Subject: Re: Unexpected requirement of --writable-root when using --share with guix shell

From: Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 14:25:35 +0200

Hi Ricardo,

Ricardo Wurmus <[email-masked]> writes:

> Is this intentional or should we add an exception to make the
> in-container home directory created for the user invoking "guix shell"
> writable for that same user?

This is being discussed in <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/78363>.  The
conclusion so far is that we should probably make $HOME writable.

Thanks,
Ludo’.