diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation/index.md b/doc/manual/src/installation/index.md index dafdeb667..16a7f485a 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/installation/index.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/installation/index.md @@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ This option requires either: * Linux running systemd, with SELinux disabled * MacOS +> **Updating to macOS 15 Sequoia** +> +> If you recently updated to macOS 15 Sequoia and are getting +> ```console +> error: the user '_nixbld1' in the group 'nixbld' does not exist +> ``` +> when running Nix commands, refer to GitHub issue [NixOS/nix#10892](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/10892) for instructions to fix your installation without reinstalling. + ```console $ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon ``` diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md b/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md index 6a168ff3d..6a1a5ddca 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/installation/installing-binary.md @@ -1,5 +1,13 @@ # Installing a Binary Distribution +> **Updating to macOS 15 Sequoia** +> +> If you recently updated to macOS 15 Sequoia and are getting +> ```console +> error: the user '_nixbld1' in the group 'nixbld' does not exist +> ``` +> when running Nix commands, refer to GitHub issue [NixOS/nix#10892](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/10892) for instructions to fix your installation without reinstalling. + To install the latest version Nix, run the following command: ```console diff --git a/doc/manual/src/installation/uninstall.md b/doc/manual/src/installation/uninstall.md index bb21af24e..429fcae46 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/installation/uninstall.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/installation/uninstall.md @@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ which you may remove. ### macOS +> **Updating to macOS 15 Sequoia** +> +> If you recently updated to macOS 15 Sequoia and are getting +> ```console +> error: the user '_nixbld1' in the group 'nixbld' does not exist +> ``` +> when running Nix commands, refer to GitHub issue [NixOS/nix#10892](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/10892) for instructions to fix your installation without reinstalling. + 1. If system-wide shell initialisation files haven't been altered since installing Nix, use the backups made by the installer: ```console