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| -rw-r--r-- | src/libstore/lock.cc | 12 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/lock.cc b/src/libstore/lock.cc index 05296757d..377499c0a 100644 --- a/src/libstore/lock.cc +++ b/src/libstore/lock.cc @@ -73,8 +73,16 @@ struct SimpleUserLock : UserLock debug("trying user '%s'", i); struct passwd * pw = getpwnam(i.c_str()); - if (!pw) - throw Error("the user '%s' in the group '%s' does not exist", i, settings.buildUsersGroup); + if (!pw) { +#ifdef __APPLE__ +#define APPLE_HINT "\n\nhint: this may be caused by an update to macOS Sequoia breaking existing Lix installations.\n" \ + "See the macOS Sequoia page on the Lix wiki for detailed repair instructions: https://wiki.lix.systems/link/81" +#else +#define APPLE_HINT +#endif + throw Error("the user '%s' in the group '%s' does not exist" APPLE_HINT, i, settings.buildUsersGroup); +#undef APPLE_HINT + } auto fnUserLock = fmt("%s/userpool/%s", settings.nixStateDir,pw->pw_uid); |