On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 7:43 PM, Marc Dunivan <m971668@protonmail.com>
wrote:

>
> Following the instructions here for a binary installation on top of a
> GNU\Linux system I get "Permission denied" when I attempt to authorize
> substitutes.  What permissions should hydra.gnu.org.pub have?  How can i
> correct this issue?
> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/guix.html#Installation
>
> 7.To use substitutes from hydra.gnu.org (see Substitutes), authorize them:
> # guix archive --authorize <
> ~root/.guix-profile/share/guix/hydra.gnu.org.pub
>
> This is what happens to  me:
> [term ~]$ guix archive --authorize <
> ~root/.guix-profile/share/guix/hydra.gnu.org.pub
> bash: /root/.guix-profile/share/guix/hydra.gnu.org.pub: Permission denied
>
> The same thing happens with sudo:
> [term ~]$ sudo guix archive --authorize <
> ~root/.guix-profile/share/guix/hydra.gnu.org.pub
> bash: /root/.guix-profile/share/guix/hydra.gnu.org.pub: Permission denied
>
> Respectfully,
> Marc
>
>
 with sudo , sudo magic ends when you get to the <

do this:
sudo su
THEN
# guix archive --authorize <
~root/.guix-profile/share/guix/hydra.gnu.org.pub