aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/doc/manual/src/installation/env-variables.md
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/src/installation/env-variables.md')
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/src/installation/env-variables.md11
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation/env-variables.md b/doc/manual/src/installation/env-variables.md
index fb8155a80..db98f52ff 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/installation/env-variables.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/installation/env-variables.md
@@ -42,14 +42,11 @@ export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt
> You must not add the export and then do the install, as the Nix
> installer will detect the presence of Nix configuration, and abort.
-## `NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE` with macOS and the Nix daemon
+If you use the Nix daemon, you should also add the following to
+`/etc/nix/nix.conf`:
-On macOS you must specify the environment variable for the Nix daemon
-service, then restart it:
-
-```console
-$ sudo launchctl setenv NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE /etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt
-$ sudo launchctl kickstart -k system/org.nixos.nix-daemon
+```
+ssl-cert-file = /etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt
```
## Proxy Environment Variables