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| -rw-r--r-- | src/libstore/globals.hh | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/libstore/lock.cc | 2 |
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.hh b/src/libstore/globals.hh index 54a5d0fc7..274a15dd7 100644 --- a/src/libstore/globals.hh +++ b/src/libstore/globals.hh @@ -281,7 +281,10 @@ public: `NIX_REMOTE` is empty, the uid under which the Nix daemon runs if `NIX_REMOTE` is `daemon`). Obviously, this should not be used in multi-user settings with untrusted users. - )"}; + + Defaults to `nixbld` when running as root, *empty* otherwise. + )", + {}, false}; Setting<bool> autoAllocateUids{this, false, "auto-allocate-uids", R"( diff --git a/src/libstore/lock.cc b/src/libstore/lock.cc index 2858137d6..d02d20b4c 100644 --- a/src/libstore/lock.cc +++ b/src/libstore/lock.cc @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<UserLock> acquireUserLock(uid_t nrIds, bool useChroot) bool useBuildUsers() { #if __linux__ - static bool b = (settings.buildUsersGroup != "" || settings.startId.get() != 0) && getuid() == 0; + static bool b = (settings.buildUsersGroup != "" || settings.autoAllocateUids) && getuid() == 0; return b; #elif __APPLE__ static bool b = settings.buildUsersGroup != "" && getuid() == 0; |