* [bug#30742] doc: Explain what we mean by root in binary installation.
@ 2018-03-07 16:39 julien lepiller
2018-03-07 21:26 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-03-08 21:09 ` bug#30742: " Julien Lepiller
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From: julien lepiller @ 2018-03-07 16:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 30742
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Hi, since a user got confused and tried to run the instructions with
sudo (which doesn't work), here is a slight improvement for the
documentation that adds a hint as to what we mean by "as root".
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From fb1f66634a2aec4840438cd8c95b2c11061ce085 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 17:39:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Explain what we mean by root in binary installation.
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Add explicit instructions to become root.
---
doc/guix.texi | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index abec0c087..d3a7908f9 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ and rerun the @code{gpg --verify} command.
@c end authentication part
@item
-As @code{root}, run:
+Now, you need to become the @code{root} user. Depending on your distribution,
+you may have to run @code{su -} or @code{sudo -i}. As @code{root}, run:
@example
# cd /tmp
--
2.16.2
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* [bug#30742] doc: Explain what we mean by root in binary installation.
2018-03-07 16:39 [bug#30742] doc: Explain what we mean by root in binary installation julien lepiller
@ 2018-03-07 21:26 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-03-08 21:09 ` bug#30742: " Julien Lepiller
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From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2018-03-07 21:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: julien lepiller; +Cc: 30742
julien lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu> skribis:
> From fb1f66634a2aec4840438cd8c95b2c11061ce085 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu>
> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 17:39:04 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] doc: Explain what we mean by root in binary installation.
>
> * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Add explicit instructions to become root.
Sure, go for it!
Ludo'.
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* bug#30742: doc: Explain what we mean by root in binary installation.
2018-03-07 16:39 [bug#30742] doc: Explain what we mean by root in binary installation julien lepiller
2018-03-07 21:26 ` Ludovic Courtès
@ 2018-03-08 21:09 ` Julien Lepiller
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From: Julien Lepiller @ 2018-03-08 21:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 30742-done
Thanks, pushed as 1f3921e1435db7c9489f22832554ad4692434efc
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