From 99493b61ea5dc657a3febc6291bc83802005ad89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bobby Rong Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 10:47:32 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] nixos: nixos/doc/manual/administration/rollback.xml to CommonMark --- .../manual/administration/rollback.section.md | 38 +++++++++++++++++ nixos/doc/manual/administration/rollback.xml | 41 ------------------ .../manual/administration/troubleshooting.xml | 2 +- .../administration/rollback.section.xml | 42 +++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-) create mode 100644 nixos/doc/manual/administration/rollback.section.md delete mode 100644 nixos/doc/manual/administration/rollback.xml create mode 100644 nixos/doc/manual/from_md/administration/rollback.section.xml diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/rollback.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/rollback.section.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..290d685a2a18 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/rollback.section.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Rolling Back Configuration Changes {#sec-rollback} + +After running `nixos-rebuild` to switch to a new configuration, you may +find that the new configuration doesn't work very well. In that case, +there are several ways to return to a previous configuration. + +First, the GRUB boot manager allows you to boot into any previous +configuration that hasn't been garbage-collected. These configurations +can be found under the GRUB submenu "NixOS - All configurations". This +is especially useful if the new configuration fails to boot. After the +system has booted, you can make the selected configuration the default +for subsequent boots: + +```ShellSession +# /run/current-system/bin/switch-to-configuration boot +``` + +Second, you can switch to the previous configuration in a running +system: + +```ShellSession +# nixos-rebuild switch --rollback +``` + +This is equivalent to running: + +```ShellSession +# /nix/var/nix/profiles/system-N-link/bin/switch-to-configuration switch +``` + +where `N` is the number of the NixOS system configuration. To get a +list of the available configurations, do: + +```ShellSession +$ ls -l /nix/var/nix/profiles/system-*-link +... +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 78 Aug 12 13:54 /nix/var/nix/profiles/system-268-link -> /nix/store/202b...-nixos-13.07pre4932_5a676e4-4be1055 +``` diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/rollback.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/rollback.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 80d79e1a53f1..000000000000 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/rollback.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -
- Rolling Back Configuration Changes - - - After running nixos-rebuild to switch to a new - configuration, you may find that the new configuration doesn’t work very - well. In that case, there are several ways to return to a previous - configuration. - - - - First, the GRUB boot manager allows you to boot into any previous - configuration that hasn’t been garbage-collected. These configurations can - be found under the GRUB submenu “NixOS - All configurations”. This is - especially useful if the new configuration fails to boot. After the system - has booted, you can make the selected configuration the default for - subsequent boots: - -# /run/current-system/bin/switch-to-configuration boot - - - - Second, you can switch to the previous configuration in a running system: - -# nixos-rebuild switch --rollback - This is equivalent to running: - -# /nix/var/nix/profiles/system-N-link/bin/switch-to-configuration switch - where N is the number of the NixOS system - configuration. To get a list of the available configurations, do: - -$ ls -l /nix/var/nix/profiles/system-*-link -... -lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 78 Aug 12 13:54 /nix/var/nix/profiles/system-268-link -> /nix/store/202b...-nixos-13.07pre4932_5a676e4-4be1055 - - -
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/troubleshooting.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/troubleshooting.xml index a7d731922213..16cf4f00b26d 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/troubleshooting.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/troubleshooting.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ - + diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/administration/rollback.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/administration/rollback.section.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a8df053011c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/administration/rollback.section.xml @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +
+ Rolling Back Configuration Changes + + After running nixos-rebuild to switch to a new + configuration, you may find that the new configuration doesn’t work + very well. In that case, there are several ways to return to a + previous configuration. + + + First, the GRUB boot manager allows you to boot into any previous + configuration that hasn’t been garbage-collected. These + configurations can be found under the GRUB submenu NixOS - + All configurations. This is especially useful if the new + configuration fails to boot. After the system has booted, you can + make the selected configuration the default for subsequent boots: + + +# /run/current-system/bin/switch-to-configuration boot + + + Second, you can switch to the previous configuration in a running + system: + + +# nixos-rebuild switch --rollback + + + This is equivalent to running: + + +# /nix/var/nix/profiles/system-N-link/bin/switch-to-configuration switch + + + where N is the number of the NixOS system + configuration. To get a list of the available configurations, do: + + +$ ls -l /nix/var/nix/profiles/system-*-link +... +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 78 Aug 12 13:54 /nix/var/nix/profiles/system-268-link -> /nix/store/202b...-nixos-13.07pre4932_5a676e4-4be1055 + +