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However, during nixos-rebuild test/switch, persist-files fails due to that symlink, so nixos-rebuild fails:
# nixos-rebuild --flake /etc/nixos#vbox --target-host vbox test
building the system configuration...
copying 2 paths...
copying path '/nix/store/wwda11fzqzwchkbmfynhy3vhzg6al9hg-users-groups.json' to 'ssh://vbox'...
copying path '/nix/store/qwbmvab6zhs9ir3zqhb8b7f2ghijng38-nixos-system-nixos-23.11.20240220.526d051' to 'ssh://vbox'...
activating the configuration...
setting up /etc...
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/home/user/.bash_history': File exists
Error when executing ln -s "$targetFile""$mountPoint" at line 42!
Activation script snippet 'persist-files' failed (1)
reloading user units for root...
setting up tmpfiles
warning: the following units failed: persist-\x27-nix-persist-home-user-.bash_history\x27.service
× persist-\x27-nix-persist-home-user-.bash_history\x27.service - Bind mount or link '/nix/persist/home/user/.bash_history' to '/home/user/.bash_history'
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/persist-\x27-nix-persist-home-user-.bash_history\x27.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2024-02-22 11:31:24 +03; 175ms ago
Process: 1466 ExecStart=/nix/store/viy5r3a8slihv80lknjkxnhiiwa9rn2j-impermanence-mount-file /home/user/.bash_history /nix/persist/home/user/.bash_history (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 1466 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
IP: 0B in, 0B out
CPU: 10ms
Feb 22 11:31:24 nixos systemd[1]: Starting Bind mount or link '/nix/persist/home/user/.bash_history' to '/home/user/.bash_history'...
Feb 22 11:31:24 nixos viy5r3a8slihv80lknjkxnhiiwa9rn2j-impermanence-mount-file[1473]: ln: failed to create symbolic link '/home/user/.bash_history': File exists
Feb 22 11:31:24 nixos viy5r3a8slihv80lknjkxnhiiwa9rn2j-impermanence-mount-file[1466]: Error when executing ln -s "$targetFile""$mountPoint" at line 42!
Feb 22 11:31:24 nixos systemd[1]: persist-\x27-nix-persist-home-user-.bash_history\x27.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Feb 22 11:31:24 nixos systemd[1]: persist-\x27-nix-persist-home-user-.bash_history\x27.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 22 11:31:24 nixos systemd[1]: Failed to start Bind mount or link '/nix/persist/home/user/.bash_history' to '/home/user/.bash_history'.
warning: error(s) occurred while switching to the new configuration
After creating the file:
# ssh vbox touch /nix/persist/home/user/.bash_history# nixos-rebuild --flake /etc/nixos#vbox --target-host vbox test
building the system configuration...
copying 0 paths...
activating the configuration...
setting up /etc...
A file already exists at /home/user/.bash_history!
Activation script snippet 'persist-files' failed (1)
reloading user units for root...
setting up tmpfiles
warning: the following units failed: persist-\x27-nix-persist-home-user-.bash_history\x27.service
× persist-\x27-nix-persist-home-user-.bash_history\x27.service - Bind mount or link '/nix/persist/home/user/.bash_history' to '/home/user/.bash_history'
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/persist-\x27-nix-persist-home-user-.bash_history\x27.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2024-02-22 11:51:27 +03; 150ms ago
Process: 2349 ExecStart=/nix/store/viy5r3a8slihv80lknjkxnhiiwa9rn2j-impermanence-mount-file /home/user/.bash_history /nix/persist/home/user/.bash_history (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 2349 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
IP: 0B in, 0B out
CPU: 10ms
Feb 22 11:51:27 nixos systemd[1]: Starting Bind mount or link '/nix/persist/home/user/.bash_history' to '/home/user/.bash_history'...
Feb 22 11:51:27 nixos viy5r3a8slihv80lknjkxnhiiwa9rn2j-impermanence-mount-file[2349]: A file already exists at /home/user/.bash_history!
Feb 22 11:51:27 nixos systemd[1]: persist-\x27-nix-persist-home-user-.bash_history\x27.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Feb 22 11:51:27 nixos systemd[1]: persist-\x27-nix-persist-home-user-.bash_history\x27.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 22 11:51:27 nixos systemd[1]: Failed to start Bind mount or link '/nix/persist/home/user/.bash_history' to '/home/user/.bash_history'.
warning: error(s) occurred while switching to the new configuration
Only after creating the file and rebooting the machine, the problem goes:
# nixos-rebuild --flake /etc/nixos#vbox --target-host vbox test
building the system configuration...
copying 0 paths...
activating the configuration...
setting up /etc...
reloading user units for root...
setting up tmpfiles
After removing the file from the persistent directory and rebooting, the problem comes again.
#88 adds a force option for replacing files. This problem should be handled without any additional option.
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered:
When a persisted file doesn't exist in the persistent directory, Impermanence creates a symlink to that nonexistent file. Example:
/home/user/.bash_history -> /nix/persist/home/user/.bash_history
However, during
nixos-rebuild test/switch
,persist-files
fails due to that symlink, sonixos-rebuild
fails:After creating the file:
Only after creating the file and rebooting the machine, the problem goes:
After removing the file from the persistent directory and rebooting, the problem comes again.
#88 adds a
force
option for replacing files. This problem should be handled without any additional option.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: