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| author | Eelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com> | 2021-10-06 17:12:52 +0200 |
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| committer | Eelco Dolstra <edolstra@gmail.com> | 2021-10-06 17:12:52 +0200 |
| commit | f45b30de2f3e6ce8bfab999b0272e22da06491b3 (patch) | |
| tree | c02e1b06719aab444af47b79c35f614d8c616d20 | |
| parent | d0cc6a192af34f57b0892c49e09c2896c1f5a9dc (diff) | |
Revert "docs: add troubleshooting session in remote builds"
This reverts commit 0574c1850a785297b7f28c6f286a23fa3eca14a8.
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/src/advanced-topics/distributed-builds.md | 14 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/advanced-topics/distributed-builds.md b/doc/manual/src/advanced-topics/distributed-builds.md index 23a179a2a..580b36736 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/advanced-topics/distributed-builds.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/advanced-topics/distributed-builds.md @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ default, set it to `-`. there are multiple machines of the right type, Nix will prefer the fastest, taking load into account. -6. A comma-separated list of _supported features_. If a derivation has +6. A comma-separated list of *supported features*. If a derivation has the `requiredSystemFeatures` attribute, then Nix will only perform the derivation on a machine that has the specified features. For instance, the attribute @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ default, set it to `-`. will cause the build to be performed on a machine that has the `kvm` feature. -7. A comma-separated list of _mandatory features_. A machine will only +7. A comma-separated list of *mandatory features*. A machine will only be used to build a derivation if all of the machine’s mandatory features appear in the derivation’s `requiredSystemFeatures` attribute.. @@ -156,13 +156,3 @@ option `builders-use-substitutes` in your local `nix.conf`. To build only on remote builders and disable building on the local machine, you can use the option `--max-jobs 0`. - -## Troubleshooting - -### ssh - -even if the store is reachable with `nix store ping --store your_store_url`, the nix-daemon might not be able to reach it. nix-daemon operates as root so you need to make sure that the machine is reachable via ssh as root user. - -- add the `-vvv` flags to show more information on the potential problem. -- make sure your store is reachable by the root user. `sudo ssh -i "your_ssh_key_path" your_user@your_hostname` -- make sure your ssh_config is set for the root user to access that server or that your builders configuration contains the ssh_key, user and hostname |