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After that being done, you can use all Nix commands as a normal user without any special permissions (for example by using <code>sudo</code>). | After that being done, you can use all Nix commands as a normal user without any special permissions (for example by using <code>sudo</code>). | ||
==== User namespaces ==== | |||
If the installation fails with the following error: | |||
<pre> | |||
installing 'nix-2.2.2' | |||
error: cloning builder process: Invalid argument | |||
error: unable to start build process | |||
</pre> | |||
it is possible that user namepaces are disabled by your distribution. Since Nix 2.2, the sandbox is | |||
enabled by default on Linux which requires user namespaces. | |||
If possible enable them; the procedure depends on the distribution. In last resort, you can disable the sandbox: create the file <code>~/.config/nix/nix.conf</code> and include the line <code>sandbox = false</code>. | |||
== Nix store on an unusual filesystem == | == Nix store on an unusual filesystem == | ||