GNU bug report logs - #78440
Unexpected requirement of --writable-root when using --share with guix shell

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Package: guix;

Reported by: "Navid.Afkhami <at> mdc-berlin.de" <Navid.Afkhami <at> mdc-berlin.de>

Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 07:51:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 78363

Done: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 78440 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: 78440 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Navid.Afkhami <at> mdc-berlin.de
Subject: Re: Unexpected requirement of --writable-root when using --share
 with guix shell
Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 14:25:35 +0200

Hi Ricardo,

Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net> 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’.
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