From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Quiliro Ordonez Baca Subject: bug#29662: 'guix gc' as user makes system unbootable Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:21:26 -0500 Message-ID: <874lox89g5.fsf@portkomputilo.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45560) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eORpF-00061u-4N for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:25:10 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eORpA-0003VD-TL for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:25:09 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:48463) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eORpA-0003Uj-Or for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:25:04 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eORp9-0006j9-Hf for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:25:03 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45318) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eORo8-0005zd-HX for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:24:01 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eORo5-0002qB-EC for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:24:00 -0500 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:54921) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eORo5-0002oZ-5H for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:23:57 -0500 Received: from cotinga.riseup.net (unknown [10.0.1.164]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.riseup.net", Issuer "COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (verified OK)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A8CB91A017A for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:23:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cotinga.riseup.net with ESMTPSA id 1BEC555307 for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:23:53 -0800 (PST) List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: 29662@debbugs.gnu.org 'guix gc' as user makes system unbootable.- I had executed 'guix gc' and then 'guix package -i blender' and then 'guix package -u', all as user without running 'guix pull' recently (did it last week). When rebooting, current GrUB boot menu entry did not work. But previous versions (#1,#2,#3) worked at different levels. Below each menu entry I post my experience upon boting with it: menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.12.9 (beta)" Kernel panic menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.11.6 (beta) (#1, 2017-06-21 18:01)" No GUI. Lost keyboad configuration on tty's. Logged in as user. The output of 'sudo herd status' was 'error: connect: /var/run/shepherd/socket: No existe el fichero o el directorio'. menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.11.6 (beta) (#2, 2017-06-22 15:49)" Working GUI (no local keyboard as usual) and working Herd. Lost keyboad configuration on tty's. menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.11.6 (beta) (#3, 2017-06-30 13:36)" Working GUI (no local keyboard as usual) and working Herd. Lost keyboad configuration on tty's. menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.11.6 (beta) (#4, 2017-06-30 14:57)" Kernel panic menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.11.8 (beta) (#5, 2017-07-02 19:30)" Kernel panic menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.12.2 (beta) (#6, 2017-07-16 09:38)" Kernel panic menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.12.9 (beta) (#7, 2017-08-31 00:10)" Kernel panic menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.12.9 (beta) (#8, 2017-08-31 00:19)" Kernel panic menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.12.9 (beta) (#9, 2017-08-31 00:46)" Kernel panic menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.12.9 (beta) (#10, 2017-08-31 06:15)" Kernel panic menuentry "GNU with Linux-Libre 4.12.9 (beta) (#11, 2017-09-02 15:48)" Kernel panic This situation has happened before and has, as in this time, made my installation unbootable. But I did not notice that it was because of 'guix gc', until now. Is it normal that a user can affect the boot process for the whole operating system?