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diff --git a/doc/manual/installation/nix-security.xml b/doc/manual/installation/nix-security.xml deleted file mode 100644 index d888ff14d..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/installation/nix-security.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" - xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" - xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" - version="5.0" - xml:id="ch-nix-security"> - -<title>Security</title> - -<para>Nix has two basic security models. First, it can be used in -“single-user mode”, which is similar to what most other package -management tools do: there is a single user (typically <systemitem -class="username">root</systemitem>) who performs all package -management operations. All other users can then use the installed -packages, but they cannot perform package management operations -themselves.</para> - -<para>Alternatively, you can configure Nix in “multi-user mode”. In -this model, all users can perform package management operations — for -instance, every user can install software without requiring root -privileges. Nix ensures that this is secure. For instance, it’s not -possible for one user to overwrite a package used by another user with -a Trojan horse.</para> - -<xi:include href="single-user.xml" /> -<xi:include href="multi-user.xml" /> - -</chapter>
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