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diff --git a/src/nix/daemon.md b/src/nix/daemon.md index d5cdadf08..b1ea850ed 100644 --- a/src/nix/daemon.md +++ b/src/nix/daemon.md @@ -1,20 +1,44 @@ R""( -# Example +# Examples -* Run the daemon in the foreground: +* Run the daemon: ```console # nix daemon ``` +* Run the daemon and listen on standard I/O instead of binding to a UNIX socket: + + ```console + # nix daemon --stdio + ``` + +* Run the daemon and force all connections to be trusted: + + ```console + # nix daemon --force-trusted + ``` + +* Run the daemon and force all connections to be untrusted: + + ```console + # nix daemon --force-untrusted + ``` + +* Run the daemon, listen on standard I/O, and force all connections to use Nix's default trust: + + ```console + # nix daemon --stdio --default-trust + ``` + # Description This command runs the Nix daemon, which is a required component in multi-user Nix installations. It runs build tasks and other operations on the Nix store on behalf of non-root users. Usually you don't run the daemon directly; instead it's managed by a service -management framework such as `systemd`. +management framework such as `systemd` on Linux, or `launchctl` on Darwin. Note that this daemon does not fork into the background. |