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From: Tanguy Le Carrour <tanguy@bioneland.org>
Subject: Re: Error when running `guix system reconfigure`: Read-only file
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:53:25 +0200
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Dear Guix,

Le 09/25, Tanguy Le Carrour a écrit :
> ```
> ❯ sudo guix system reconfigure ~/config/rafflesia.config.scm
> The following derivation will be built:
>    /gnu/store/ak375xdnkalqnvfardp9hwasb8wg440h-grub.cfg.drv
> building /gnu/store/ak375xdnkalqnvfardp9hwasb8wg440h-grub.cfg.drv...
> /gnu/store/92nna44aa0k2ppwx79bkn7rcq0c8br0y-system
> /gnu/store/rzcb902axrd5cxxywxkcs7y5kh4z9hf3-grub.cfg
> 
> activating system...
> making '/gnu/store/92nna44aa0k2ppwx79bkn7rcq0c8br0y-system' the current system...
> setting up setuid programs in '/run/setuid-programs'...
> populating /etc from /gnu/store/i0271lgj9wi7gzghv1zaiwp04gzfyfpj-etc...
> guix system: error: mkdir: Read-only file system
> ```

I've solved the problem by… reinstalling the system!

It's a little frustrating not to know what went wrong… but really pleasant
to get back to the exact same system in less than 2 hours, thanks to
`config.scm` and `manifest.scm`!

-- 
Tanguy