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Nix Package Manager Installation stuck at `launchctl kickstart -k system/org.nixos.darwin-store` on Mac
Platform
- [ ] Linux:
- [X] macOS
- [ ] WSL
Additional information
I have been trying to install Nix package manger on my Mac and its stuck at this , I have tried like restarting os, removing packages and the installer just hung at that stage.
macOS 14.4.1 23E224 arm64
Host: Mac15,7
Kernel: 23.4.0
CPU: Apple M3 Pro
GPU: Apple M3 Pro
Terminal: tmux
Output
Output
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0
100 4267 100 4267 0 0 22471 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 22471
downloading Nix 2.24.9 binary tarball for aarch64-darwin from 'https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.24.9/nix-2.24.9-aarch64-darwin.tar.xz' to '/var/folders/1h/v1kpyk6d57d80785fnxhgdmh0000gp/T/nix-binary-tarball-unpack.XXXXXXXXXX.dqIv2n37Jc'...
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 14.6M 100 14.6M 0 0 40.4M 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 40.4M
Switching to the Multi-user Installer
Welcome to the Multi-User Nix Installation
This installation tool will set up your computer with the Nix package
manager. This will happen in a few stages:
1. Make sure your computer doesn't already have Nix. If it does, I
will show you instructions on how to clean up your old install.
2. Show you what I am going to install and where. Then I will ask
if you are ready to continue.
3. Create the system users (uids [351..382]) and groups (gid 350)
that the Nix daemon uses to run builds. To create system users
in a different range, exit and run this tool again with
NIX_FIRST_BUILD_UID set.
4. Perform the basic installation of the Nix files daemon.
5. Configure your shell to import special Nix Profile files, so you
can use Nix.
6. Start the Nix daemon.
Would you like to see a more detailed list of what I will do?
[y/n] y
I will:
- make sure your computer doesn't already have Nix files
(if it does, I will tell you how to clean them up.)
- create local users (see the list above for the users I'll make)
- create a local group (nixbld)
- install Nix in /nix
- create a configuration file in /etc/nix
- set up the "default profile" by creating some Nix-related files in
/var/root
- back up /etc/bashrc to /etc/bashrc.backup-before-nix
- update /etc/bashrc to include some Nix configuration
- back up /etc/zshrc to /etc/zshrc.backup-before-nix
- update /etc/zshrc to include some Nix configuration
- back up /etc/bash.bashrc to /etc/bash.bashrc.backup-before-nix
- update /etc/bash.bashrc to include some Nix configuration
- create a Nix volume and a LaunchDaemon to mount it
- create a LaunchDaemon (at /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist) for nix-daemon
Ready to continue?
[y/n] y
---- let's talk about sudo -----------------------------------------------------
This script is going to call sudo a lot. Every time I do, it'll
output exactly what it'll do, and why.
Just like this:
---- sudo execution ------------------------------------------------------------
I am executing:
$ sudo echo
to demonstrate how our sudo prompts look
This might look scary, but everything can be undone by running just a
few commands. I used to ask you to confirm each time sudo ran, but it
was too many times. Instead, I'll just ask you this one time:
Can I use sudo?
[y/n] y
Yay! Thanks! Let's get going!
~~> Fixing any leftover Nix volume state
Before I try to install, I'll check for any existing Nix volume config
and ask for your permission to remove it (so that the installer can
start fresh). I'll also ask for permission to fix any issues I spot.
---- Found existing Nix volume -------------------------------------------------
special: disk3s7
uuid: EE3BA4D5-F6CF-4759-8FD8-6CC4DE362718
encrypted: no
During install, I add 'nix' to /etc/synthetic.conf, which instructs
macOS to create an empty root directory for mounting the Nix volume.
Can I remove /etc/synthetic.conf?
[y/n] y
---- sudo execution ------------------------------------------------------------
I am executing:
$ sudo rm /etc/synthetic.conf
to remove /etc/synthetic.conf
Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
During install, I add '/nix' to /etc/fstab so that macOS knows what
mount options to use for the Nix volume.
Can I remove /etc/fstab?
[y/n] y
---- sudo execution ------------------------------------------------------------
I am executing:
$ sudo rm /etc/fstab
to remove /etc/fstab
The installer adds a LaunchDaemon to mount your Nix volume: org.nixos.darwin-store
Can I remove it?
[y/n] y
---- sudo execution ------------------------------------------------------------
I am executing:
$ sudo launchctl bootout system/org.nixos.darwin-store
to terminate the daemon
---- sudo execution ------------------------------------------------------------
I am executing:
$ sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.darwin-store.plist
to remove the daemon definition
~~> Checking for artifacts of previous installs
Before I try to install, I'll check for signs Nix already is or has
been installed on this system.
---- Nix config report ---------------------------------------------------------
Temp Dir: /var/folders/1h/v1kpyk6d57d80785fnxhgdmh0000gp/T/tmp.vIKU8mzQwZ
Nix Root: /nix
Build Users: 32
Build Group ID: 350
Build Group Name: nixbld
build users:
Username: UID
_nixbld1: 351
_nixbld2: 352
_nixbld3: 353
_nixbld4: 354
_nixbld5: 355
_nixbld6: 356
_nixbld7: 357
_nixbld8: 358
_nixbld9: 359
_nixbld10: 360
_nixbld11: 361
_nixbld12: 362
_nixbld13: 363
_nixbld14: 364
_nixbld15: 365
_nixbld16: 366
_nixbld17: 367
_nixbld18: 368
_nixbld19: 369
_nixbld20: 370
_nixbld21: 371
_nixbld22: 372
_nixbld23: 373
_nixbld24: 374
_nixbld25: 375
_nixbld26: 376
_nixbld27: 377
_nixbld28: 378
_nixbld29: 379
_nixbld30: 380
_nixbld31: 381
_nixbld32: 382
Ready to continue?
[y/n] y
---- Preparing a Nix volume ----------------------------------------------------
Nix traditionally stores its data in the root directory /nix, but
macOS now (starting in 10.15 Catalina) has a read-only root directory.
To support Nix, I will create a volume and configure macOS to mount it
at /nix.
~~> Configuring /etc/synthetic.conf to make a mount-point at /nix
---- sudo execution ------------------------------------------------------------
I am executing:
$ sudo /usr/bin/ex -u NONE -n /etc/synthetic.conf
to add Nix to /etc/synthetic.conf
~~> Creating a Nix volume
---- sudo execution ------------------------------------------------------------
I am executing:
$ sudo /usr/sbin/diskutil unmount force disk3s7
to ensure the Nix volume is not mounted
disk3s7 was already unmounted
~~> Configuring /etc/fstab to specify volume mount options
---- sudo execution ------------------------------------------------------------
I am executing:
$ sudo /usr/sbin/vifs
to add nix to fstab
~~> Configuring LaunchDaemon to mount 'Nix Store'
---- sudo execution ------------------------------------------------------------
I am executing:
$ sudo /usr/bin/ex -u NONE -n /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.darwin-store.plist
to install the Nix volume mounter
---- sudo execution ------------------------------------------------------------
I am executing:
$ sudo launchctl bootstrap system /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.darwin-store.plist
to launch the Nix volume mounter
---- sudo execution ------------------------------------------------------------
I am executing:
$ sudo launchctl kickstart -k system/org.nixos.darwin-store
to launch the Nix volume mounter
Priorities
Add :+1: to issues you find important.
It may actually be getting stuck right after. Can you take a look at the query in https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/5938#issuecomment-1016040203 and report back?
Hey, I tried via the comments looks like its similar to comment in #5938
~ » /usr/sbin/diskutil info /nix 1 ↵ amyat@FMG-HWVT4QCPHY
Could not find disk: /nix
~/ » /usr/sbin/diskutil apfs list
user@machine
APFS Containers (3 found)
|
+-- Container disk3 E07EF79F-5162-41D8-AC37-1BA34590D088
====================================================
APFS Container Reference: disk3
Size (Capacity Ceiling): 494384795648 B (494.4 GB)
Capacity In Use By Volumes: 342564880384 B (342.6 GB) (69.3% used)
Capacity Not Allocated: 151819915264 B (151.8 GB) (30.7% free)
|
+-< Physical Store disk0s2 FB0CE5F2-03BA-424A-BA34-1373F7EBDD41
| -----------------------------------------------------------
| APFS Physical Store Disk: disk0s2
| Size: 494384795648 B (494.4 GB)
|
+-> Volume disk3s1 6AF86E5B-2C16-4884-8798-D0D2CAA89233
| ---------------------------------------------------
| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk3s1 (System)
| Name: Macintosh HD (Case-insensitive)
| Mount Point: Not Mounted
| Capacity Consumed: 13474029568 B (13.5 GB)
| Sealed: Broken
| FileVault: No (Encrypted at rest)
| |
| Snapshot: D9D3D392-522B-4943-8444-6C39C639B60F
| Snapshot Disk: disk3s1s1
| Snapshot Mount Point: /
| Snapshot Sealed: Yes
|
+-> Volume disk3s2 8DF38F62-1B65-42FF-9F0F-742AEE8FD0B3
| ---------------------------------------------------
| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk3s2 (Preboot)
| Name: Preboot (Case-insensitive)
| Mount Point: /System/Volumes/Preboot
| Capacity Consumed: 12261519360 B (12.3 GB)
| Sealed: No
| FileVault: No
|
+-> Volume disk3s3 B4DA8920-4418-481F-BEF2-A0FFA898FCA4
| ---------------------------------------------------
| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk3s3 (Recovery)
| Name: Recovery (Case-insensitive)
| Mount Point: Not Mounted
| Capacity Consumed: 1873219584 B (1.9 GB)
| Sealed: No
| FileVault: No
|
+-> Volume disk3s5 A1BDFB26-9263-4DDB-802A-DEBBCCC35EED
| ---------------------------------------------------
| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk3s5 (Data)
| Name: Data (Case-insensitive)
| Mount Point: /System/Volumes/Data
| Capacity Consumed: 311981977600 B (312.0 GB)
| Sealed: No
| FileVault: No (Encrypted at rest)
|
+-> Volume disk3s6 A9367B47-5A78-4E83-AF02-750575F8CE4B
| ---------------------------------------------------
| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk3s6 (VM)
| Name: VM (Case-insensitive)
| Mount Point: /System/Volumes/VM
| Capacity Consumed: 2147504128 B (2.1 GB)
| Sealed: No
| FileVault: No
|
+-> Volume disk3s7 EE3BA4D5-F6CF-4759-8FD8-6CC4DE362718
---------------------------------------------------
APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk3s7 (No specific role)
Name: Nix Store (Case-insensitive)
Mount Point: Not Mounted
Capacity Consumed: 24576 B (24.6 KB)
Sealed: No
FileVault: No (Encrypted at rest)
And /nix is there
~/ » ls -ld /nix
user@machine
drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 64 Oct 16 09:30 /nix
I also tried running this alone and it run passed smoothly.
~/.config/nvim (main*) » sudo launchctl kickstart -k system/org.nixos.darwin-store user@machine
Password:
I also found one thing
Looks like the script is stuck at await_volume https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/1cd48008f0e31b0d48ad745b69256d881201e5ee/scripts/create-darwin-volume.sh#L786-L791
await_volume() {
# caution: this could, in theory, get stuck
until /usr/sbin/diskutil info "$NIX_ROOT" &>/dev/null; do
:
done
}
Not sure if this could help.
My $NIXROOT is empty.
Roughly by design. It's an indication that the mounting service is failing to mount your store volume.
$NIX_ROOT is only set within the installer, so that's not a problem.
I guess I'd recommend following the uninstall instructions, reboot, and then try reinstalling it: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/installation/uninstall.html#macos
If that doesn't fix it, it should at least help focus the search a little.
Hey, @abathur. I did removing the entire thing and reinstall a couple times. and still not working. Do you have any advice on which area should i tackle to make this work. I am dying to use nix on my mac. FYI i am using this on my cooperate controlled mac with full permission. Do you think this might relate ?