macOS Sequoia
Apple's new macOS version, Sequoia, conflicts with most existing installations of Nix.
This release includes a repair sequoia command that fixes the issue.
Before upgrading to Sequoia, Nix users should run the repair tool:
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix/tag/v0.26.0 | sh -s -- repair sequoia --move-existing-users
Running the repair tool after upgrading to Sequoia will work, too, but Nix will not work until after the repair tool is run.
Who needs to run the repair tool?
Nix users on macOS who installed Nix with the upstream Nix installer, or Determinate Nix Installer v0.22.0 and older.
Run /nix/nix-installer --version to identify the Determinate Nix Installer version used on your system.
The repair tool is safe to run, even if you installed with a Determinate Nix Installer version newer than v0.22.0.
Caveat for advanced users
Users who customized their Nix build users should read the help output of the repair sequoia command by passing the --help flag.
Why is this repair tool required?
macOS Sequoia creates users with UniqueIDs that conflict with Nix's _nixbldN (i.e. _nixbld1) users.
When upgrading to Sequoia, macOS's update tool deletes the conflicting users.
More information
For more information, see the upstream Nix tracking issue: NixOS/nix#10892
What's Changed
- PlaceNixConfiguration: fix
--extra-confhandling ofextra-trusted-substitutersandextra-trusted-public-keysby @cole-h in #1145 - nixd.determinate-nixd.socket: Let systemd create the socket's parent directories by @grahamc in #1151
- CreateDirectory: use /sbin/mount on macOS by @cole-h in #1162
- Retry
launchctl bootstrap,launchctl bootout, andlaunchctl kickstarta few times by @cole-h in #1146 - repair: add
sequoiasubcommand that can migrate build users to the new 351+ UID range by @cole-h in #1143 - Explicitly pass 'daemon' to determinate-nixd by @grahamc in #1159
- Release v0.26.0 by @cole-h in #1163
Full Changelog: v0.25.0...v0.26.0