nixos/nix-daemon: Set HOME for unprivileged daemon (#549175)

2026-08-05 06:18:36 +00:00
parent dc59e06563 dfca7cafbb
commit ffb96fed29
1 changed files with 4 additions and 0 deletions
@@ -102,10 +102,14 @@ in
        systemd.services.nix-daemon = {
          # Nix assumes it should use `daemon` if it isn't root, so we have to set `NIX_REMOTE` anyway
          environment.NIX_REMOTE = "local?use-roots-daemon=true";
+          # Nix wants a HOME it can access to cache substituter contents, among other things.
+          environment.HOME = "%S/nix-daemon";
          serviceConfig = {
            User = cfg.daemonUser;
            Group = cfg.daemonGroup;

+            StateDirectory = "nix-daemon";
+
            # Empty string needed to disable old Exec
            ExecStart = [
              ""